A couple or three tough Irish pieces.
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I finally received my True Views of a few difficult Irish pieces that I picked up several months ago. Each is fully original and quite nice. The 1933 shilling is improperly photographed, and I have a call in to PCGS to try to correct it. For those of us who collect Irish coinage, and I admit that I am fairly new to the Free State stuff, if that is the correct term, these gems are tough to come by. All are gem 65s and all are top pops, I believe, at PCGS.
Enjoy and feel free to comment.
Tom
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Nice coins. I know someone who would probably be interested in the Shilling, if you're thinking of parting with it.
No need to call PCGS, just email photography@collectors.com and they will fix it.
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Thank you for the info. Also, these are not for sale as they are a part of my growing free state collection.
Tom
Beautiful coins and I really like the shilling.
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Congrats, beautiful group of coins. I just had a few Irish shilling grades pop on Friday from PCGS and was happy with my results as well. Glad I know who else I'm bidding against in these auctions. @Clio
Hey! I collect the Irish shillings as those here have eluded.
That is a stunning group you have there. I'm always on the lookout for upgrades but I am very pleased to see more folks actively collecting them.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/ireland/irish-sterling-coinage/irish-shilling-date-set-circulation-strikes-1928-1968/imagegallery/183980
This is my set. Will you be using the registry? Or just posting new purchases here?
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For future reference, you can email photography@collectors.com to get the images fixed for what it's worth.
Great material!! Wow.
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I have a 1934 Half Crown in NGC MS67 that would easily cross over. I’ll have to put in the SN and post it. I bought a beautiful Free State mint set in a proof box for $200. I sold everything for crazy money except for the 2/6 that I sent to NGC. The buyer made me an offer that I couldn’t refuse.
Let me know if you want to sell that 1934 Half Crown! I'm building a full high grade set.
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When you have Free State coins that nice just hold on to them.
That is the plan.
Tom
Finn--That is beautiful!
Tom
@Finn great looking coin!
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This one is MS65 but not on a PCGS holder:
Great coin, is that a fingerprint?
It looks like it is. They had to push the coins into the holders somehow.
Pretty sure they use gloves at NGC, but I could be wrong,
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I am loving this thread. Needs more shillings!
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Youza!! Is that '43 the au-58 that I have seen?
Tom
It’s a MS65
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Wow! 65! Wow! Big coin! Congrats!
Tom
Did you end up buying it? Great looking coin.
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Thanks, it’s one of two tied for finest. After buying it I was committed to doing the full set. I’m at about 40% complete but with a weakness in half crowns thus far and missing the key 43 Florin still.
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Just did a quick search and thi coin is not an easy and cheap one, and for a VF35 - wow:
The 1943 halfcrown is scarce and can usually be found. The florin is a different story - that is RARE.