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MSD61

Just got these two today
There was only 2,000,000 of the sixpence struck and only 100,000 of the shillings ever struck!
The sixpence is BU and the shilling XF.

laurentyvan

At first I didn't like these coins, too plain, no life to them. Lately I've acquired a few and they are really growing on me! I like the 6d dog-very nice color and condition! Thanks for showing them.

cosmicdebris

Bully for you

1jester

I agree that the designs of the series are quite striking in their boldness and simplicity.

lordmarcovan

I had the '37 shilling in an ANACS EF45 holder when I finished my set. Tough coin. Actually, the '35 shilling was the last coin I found for the set, even though I had the '43 halfcrown and some of the other tougher ones.

Need a 1940 halfpenny or a 1940 penny? I have both in a medium brown color, raw. The halfpenny is EF45, as I recall, and the penny is either EF or AU50. Last year at Christmas I gave away an AU 1940 Irish penny on the forum. Now here we are at Christmastime again, and I have another nearly identical coin in my extras. Hmm.

MSD61

Most of my Irish coins I get from my family whom, outside of my brother, still live in Donegal. One thing we all agree on, my family that is, we agree we hate the Irish Euro. It gets bad marks in my family. When the government did away with the old money it also killed a part of Irish heritage and nationalism. Everyone loved the púnts and the pences, the shillings and all they had life and didn't basically look the same. My uncle says you used to know what ya had in the old money. Oh well, there ya have it....progress.

Pennies hmmmmm.....I'd have to see what I've got lordmarcovan and I thank you for your offer

Bruce

There is something neat about those old coins.