Date: c. 1808 Description: Coin and counter-mark fine (F). An extremely rare item but despite being only estimated at £400-500 by DNW; it sold for a healthy GB£ 3,400 + buyer’s premium + tax. This coin would most likely be unfamiliar to the local population and it was stamped to define its value in Dutch…
Date: c. 1647 Description: Charles I, Southern Cities of Refuge, Bandon Bridge octagonal farthing (copper) Weight: 2.32g Diameter: 14mm Unrecorded in literature but similar to an ‘undated’ Bandon Bridge farthing References: cf. D&F 316 and SCBC 6560 Overall, about very fine. (aVF) Extremely rare An unrecorded ‘dated’ issue Obverse: Crudely struck emergency coinage with the…
Date: c. 1647 Description: Charles I, Southern Cities of Refuge, Cork Round Farthing (copper) Weight: 2.33g References: cf. S 6562B; cf. DF 331-3; cf. SCBI Norweb 6214 About very fine. (aVF) Extremely rare Obverse: Crudely struck emergency coinage with the legend “CORKE” across field, crown above, crossed palm leaves below, all within beaded border Reverse:…
Introduction: In 1936, Edward VIII produced a stunning new set of designs for British coinage and, in addition to producing a new ‘brass’ threepence, his proposed silver threepence featured the three rings of St Edward on the reverse. Between the death of his father, George V, and his planned coronation King Edward VIII abdicated and…
![A silver, medieval, half groat of Edward IV AD.1461-1483, first reign, AD.1461-1470, Irish issue, Heavy Portrait ‘Cross and Pellets’ coinage. Dublin mint, Spink 6354 Obverse, bust of king facing with annulets beside neck, pellet on neck, [...]WAR[...]IE Reverse, Long cross with three pellets in angles, outer legend, POS[VI:/ DEV]M:/ADIVTO/RE: MEV inner legend CIVI/TAS/DVB/LIE](https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/edward-iv-first-reign-1461-1470-silver-half-groat-heavy-cross-and-pellets-coinage-dublin-mint-s-2015-horiz.jpg?w=220&h=126&crop=1)
Date: c. 1465-66 Description: Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. Silver Half-Groat, Heavy Portrait ‘Cross and Pellets’ coinage. Waterford mint. Fine (F) Obverse: Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches, with inward facing lis on cusps, pellets in three lower spandrels Legend incomplete / worn + […]WAR[…]IE Reverse: Long cross pattée with trefoils in angles, additional pellets in…
Background: After the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, UK currency remained the formal currency of the Irish Free State until 1928. After this date, UK coins continued to circulate alongside the Irish coins right up until Decimalisation (1971) and well into the 1970s. Irish Free State farthings were minted in London by…
Background: Edward VIII advised the Royal Mint that he wanted a modern coinage to reflect a modern Britain but, after his abdication, it was his younger brother (George VI) who inherited his new designs – the first of which was the farthing. A European Wren replaced Britannia on the reverse. This bird motif was similar…
Introduction: The ‘three-halfpence’ was the smallest silver coin ever struck by the Royal Mint for circulation. It was worth 11⁄2d (or 1⁄160 of a pound) and was produced for circulation in the British colonies, specifically for use in British Guiana, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Mauritius, Sierra Leone and the West Indies. They were a rough…
Upon hearing the news that “The Central Bank of Ireland has opened its archives to the public” I just had to book an appointment for a quick, initial visit … and I was not disappointed ! The Central Bank of Ireland has employed a professional archivist and the fruits of this investment can be seen…
The Central Bank of Ireland has opened its archives to the public for the first time and we hope that many unanswered questions of Irish numismatic interest can, at last, be answered. These archives include a range of materials created and acquired by the bank – such as objects, documents and ledgers dating from 1786…
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