Happy St. Patrick's Day
melvin289
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And may you be in Heaven an hour before the Devil knows you're dead.
I can't think a U.S. coin relating to Ireland. If anyone can post one please do so.
Ron
I can't think a U.S. coin relating to Ireland. If anyone can post one please do so.
Ron
Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
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Ah, goodie. Another opportunity to post this coin.
'Twas one of my past favorites, and I do miss it so.
Ireland gilt penny, NGC PR64 UCAM, ex-boiler78. This was a big sucker, as pennies were then. Bigger than a US large cent. More like silver dollar size. And the earliest proof coin I've owned. Certainly in my top three to five past collection highlights, if not number one.
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain
For we may and might never all meet here again
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain
For we may and might never all meet here again
Here's a health to the dear lass that I love so well
Her style and her beauty, sure none can excel
There's a smile upon her countenance as she sits on my knee
Sure there's no one in in this wide world as happy as we
Our ship lies at harbor, she's ready to dock
I hope she's safe landed without any shock
If ever we should meet again by land or by sea
I will always remember your kindness to me
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May you have warm words on a cold evening
A full moon on a dark night
And the road downhill all the way to your door.
May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Is teann gach madra gearr i ndoras a thi fein.
Every short dog is bold in the doorway of his own house.
Sláinte!
need I say more?
I'll drink to that!
Happy sait patricks day to all........Joe
Midlifecrisis- let's set the words of your post to music, shall we?
The Chieftains: A Health To The Company
There are some lovely Irish lasses on the currency board.
Seo sláinte an tséitéara, an ghadaí, an trodaí, agus an óltóra!
Má dhéanann tu séitéireacht, go ndéana tú séitéireacht ar an mbás,
Má ghoideann tú, go ngoide tú croí mná;
Má throideann tú, go dtroide tú i leith do bhráthar,
Agus má ólann tú, go n-óla tú liom féin.
If you cheat, may you cheat death.
If you steal, may you steal a woman's heart.
If you fight, may you fight for a brother.
And if you drink, may you drink with me.
and a beautiful redheaded Irish girl will ya.
Which is the obverse?
Happy St. Pattys Day!
EDIT: There ya go again Hounddog, showin off your crazy 21 Buff monster.
<< <i>Which is the obverse? >>
On post-1928 coins, the harp is always the obverse.
On the earlier coins with the heads of the English oppressors on them, that's up for debate.
I can't remember if my gilt penny above was holdered with George III or the harp facing forward- a good argument could have been made for either. "Heads" usually means obverse, but by some world coin standards, the side that names the country issuing the coin is considered the obverse, in which case there's the harp to the front and ol' Georgie to the wall.
I sold that gilt penny because I was no longer actively collecting Irish coins, and I'd only collected the 1928-69 predecimals anyway. It didn't fit in with any of my collections, but now that I think of it, a coin of that caliber is a stand-alone "collection of one".