Introduction: The GB & Ireland “Edward VII” pennies are an easy series to collect as there is only one major variety (the 1902 low tide) and that too is not exactly scarce. As with all of the earlier GB & Ireland bronzes, the highest grades command a significant premium and the coins in the lower…
Background: George VI’s reign included the economically disastrous Word War II which culminated in his overseeing the dismantling of the British Empire to the point where it had to be transformed into a weaker / less cohesive British Commonwealth. The biggest loss was the independence and breakup of India into three nation states – India,…
Background: By the 1950s, the farthing had pretty much lost its spending power and there were calls for its withdrawal. An average of 20 million farthings per year were produced during the reign of George VI but inflation made these coins virtually obsolete during Elizabeth’s early reign. The Royal Mint stopped producing them in 1956…
2016 Market Values Last year (2015) saw a vibrant market for Ploughman £1 notes with many new collectors entering an already crowded field. The one pound Ploughman is the most affordable of the Consolidated Banks series and is, therefore the most popular starting point for this most elusive of modern Irish banknotes . Increased demand…
2016 Market Values Copper Penny Copper Halfpenny Copper Farthing <no image> No farthings were circulated.
2018 Market Values Ireland / Eire The normal edge for these coins is a milled edge with an ‘engrailed’ pattern which is added after the milling. Coins exist without fully ‘engrailed edges’ for all years. Most of these have two small groves in the milling at two opposite points where the ‘engrailing’ machinery started but…
2018 Market Values Ireland / Eire US Grades G VF 20 XF40 AU50 MS61 YEAR Mintage Good Fine Very Fine Ex. Fine Uncirculated 1970 9,000,000 face face face €3.00 €6.00 1971 650,000 face €2.00 €6.00 €12.00 €25.00 1974 1,000,000 face face face…
2018 Market Values Ireland / Eire US Grades G VF 20 XF40 AU50 MS61 YEAR Mintage Good Fine Very Fine Ex. Fine Uncirculated 1985 50 survivors / 500 minted ??? €500 €2,000 €4,000 €8,000 €12,000 1986 50,400,000 face face face face €4.00 1988 20,700,000 face face face face …
2018 Market Values Large Tenpence US Grades G VF 20 XF40 AU50 MS61 YEAR Mintage Good Fine Very Fine Ex. Fine Uncirculated 1969 27,000,000 face face face €1.00 €4.00 1971 4,000,000 face face face €1.00 €3.00 1973 2,500,000 face face €1.00 €7.00 €18.00 1974 …
2018 Market Values Large Fivepence Small Fivepence 1996 Ireland 5p – small format, bull facing left. Other Irish Coin Price Guides: Irish Decimal Coins (1969-2000) O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Halfpenny O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Penny O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Twopence O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Fivepence O’Brien Coin…
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