1723 Hibernia Farthing, DEI GRATIA REX, PCGS MS63BN, CAC. This Choice Mint State, chocolate and darker brown 1723 Hibernia farthing has completely original surfaces as seen by its colors and original mint luster. The surfaces are clean, hard, glossy, and free of abrasion marks worthy of individual description. The strike is strong with full details on the Kings portrait, the obverse legend, the seated figure on the reverse, and the reverse legend. The CAC sticker confirms the grade and indicates that the coin is of premium quality.  
 
In 1722 William Wood received a patent to make coinage for the American Colonies and Ireland. His coinage was made from an alloy called bath metal. It was rejected by the Irish people because the King had not consulted with the Irish Parliament before it was authorized. Perceived as an insult, the coinage was spurned. Both houses of the Irish Parliament petitioned the King to withdraw it. Coinage was suspended in March of 1723. Although unaware of the suspension, satirist and author of Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift wrote The Drapiers Letters, in which he ridiculed William Wood for making an inferior coinage and accused him of bribery and fraud as well. Finally, in 1725 Wood gave up his patent and accepted a pension. In 1737 all of William Woods coins were withdrawn from circulation and bought for their bullion value. They were then shipped to the American Colonies where they remained in circulation until the Civil War. Examples have been found in parts of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 

The coin shows a large laureate profile bust of King George facing right. The inscription GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA REX, which means George, King by the grace of God, is separated by dots and surrounds the portrait. The reverse shows a sitting goddess, Hibernia, another name for Ireland, facing left. Her left hand rests on an angel-harp a leaf is held in her right. The inscription HIBERNIA and the date are above. Dots are before and after the date.

In its population report, as of January 2014, 4 1723 Hibernia farthings of the Dei Gratia Rex variety have been confirmed at the MS63BN grade level with 5 better. Less than 7% of all Dei Gratia Rex farthings certified by PCGS and NGC have been given CAC stickers.