1760 Voce Populi farthing & halfpenny (featured image). These coins are now much sought after by Irish and American collectors alike - they circulated in New England immediately prior to the Declaration of Independence.

O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish-American ‘Voce Populi’ Token Coinage of 1760

By 1760 small copper coins were scarce in Ireland. No royal Irish farthings had been issued since 1744 No royal Irish halfpennies had been issued since 1755 Issues of both denominations were scheduled to be minted in 1760 but apparently they did not arrive in Ireland until 1762. It has been speculated this was partly due…

1760 George II (1727-1760), Copper Halfpenny, Type IV

O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish ‘Regal Coinage’ of George II (1736-1760)

George Augustus was King of Great Britain & Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11th June 1727 until his death on 25th October 1760. Both of George’s parents committed adultery In 1694 their marriage was dissolved on the pretext that Sophia had abandoned her husband She was confined to Ahlden House and…

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O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish-American ‘Voce Populi’ Token Coinage of 1760

O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish ‘Regal Coinage’ of George II (1736-1760)