Beautiful Irish pattern coin for sale. (pictures)

0john0

Now that it is certain that this coin will finish too high for my budget I thought that I would post it on the boards here for all to see. It is really an amazing coin. Ebay link




In 1926 a committee lead by W. B.Yeats invited artists to submit designs for the new Irish coinage. Percy Metcalf, an Englishman, won and his designs were used for the reverse and obverse of all coins.

The coins shown above was produced by Publio Morbiducci in 1927. These were submitted to the committee lead by W.B. Yeats.

Publio Morbidvcci was, an Italian sculptor was born in Rome in 1889, where commenced his studies at the Institute of Fine Arts, subsequently studying under Giulio Gambellotti and Angelo Zannello, with whom he worked on the vast monument to Victor Emmanuel. Examples of his fine work are also to be found in public buildings and other places all over Rome. He produced numerous medals for institutions and politicians and designed a two lire coin for Italy.

The penny coin was struck in bronze and silvered, depicting a hen with chickens, weight 122.1grs.
For a great page with lots of info on these coins check out:

Morbiducci site

Enjoy,
-john

laurentyvan

Long, loud, appreciative whistle followed by handclapping!

cosmicdebris

Awesome! Where's Boiler he should be bidding on this.

theboz11

I like them, Bravo!!

laurentyvan

By the way 0john0, what does "Now that it is certain that this coin will finish too high for my budget I thought that I would post it on the boards here for all to see"
mean?

0john0

By the way 0john0, what does "Now that it is certain that this coin will finish too high for my budget I thought that I would post it on the boards here for all to see" mean?

Laurent,
It means that I would never post an auction on which I was bidding. Some people do not mind a bidding war, and some cannot afford one. I fall into the later catagory, and therefore did not want to attract any attention to the coin until it was certainly out of reach.

There are also two schools of thought on most hobby boards involving auctions. The first would say that if somebody posts an auction link that they were bidding on then the item is off limits. (I believe this line of thinking)

The other school of thought is that it is fair game to everyone, and up goes the price.

Personally I only snipe for items and if I have come across the item myself and am waiting for the last seconds to ambush, and then somebody posts it on the boards I might PM them a disclaimer that I was already watching the item and that no disrespect is meant if I snipe on it later, or I might just back off.

-john

lordmarcovan

Fantastic.