Coins of Ireland.....HELP

Popcoin · February 20, 2004 2:31AM

Hi everyone,

This is my first trip to the darkside so try to be nice, LOL.

I am in the process of doing a family tree. My grandfather (7 generations back) came to the US from Dungannon, Ireland between 1680 and 1710.

On the "lightside" I am in the process of doing Type sets and would like to start one for Ireland.

Since I am totally in the "DARK" (hehe) on these coins, I would like to ask for suggestions on what/how/where to start.

Any help will be greatly appreciated,

Larry

MacCrimmon · February 20, 2004 2:47AM

Between those dates, try starting a collection of Irish Gun Money.

coachleonard · February 20, 2004 3:19AM

Maybe a collection of Irish halfpennies, monarch by monarch, starting with Charles II. There will be holes though, no Queen Anne f'rinstance ( and I think, no William III either ).

0john0 · February 20, 2004 3:22AM

Well, if he had moved over sometime after 1928 I could help you out, but those dates are before my time.
I'm sure you will find some good help here, though.
Good luck, and welcome to the dark side.
-john

MrEureka · February 20, 2004 3:35AM

Buy the new Spink book on Irish and Scottish coins.

1jester · February 20, 2004 3:48AM

Welcome to the Darkside, Popcoin!! I wish you well in your search for Irish coins, and please stick around!

satootoko · February 20, 2004 3:52AM

<< <i>This is my first trip to the darkside so try to be nice, >>

That's the darkside way

Lloyd · February 20, 2004 4:00AM

<< <i>Buy the new Spink book on Irish and Scottish coins. >>

That's the most intelligent line I've read today...

L

laurentyvan · February 20, 2004 4:03AM

If you really want to do an Ireland type set some would recommend a Krause 20th, 19th, 18th century book depending on what era (s) you want to explore. Am I ridiculous suggesting you purchase a $60 book to guide you?; not really. One or two mistakes on even mid-range coins can easily exceed the purchase price of a good Krause. As much as you've set yourself up with information and research material on the Lightside, so do you need to do so on the Darkside, maybe even more so. Problem is, there are only 7 pages of reference material to Irish coins between both the 20th and 19th century Krause, so maybe buying the books might not make sense.

20th century Krause begins with the Irish free state- 1928 Farthing, 1/2 penny, 3 pence, 6 pence, shilling, Florin, and 1/2 Crown. These run to approximately 1935-37.
Same denominations seem to basically repeat between 1939 to 1966, after which decimal coinage begins. I guess there isn't too much here, you might not need the books but let's let other, more knowledgeable forum members chime in.

Popcoin · February 20, 2004 4:39AM

Thanks everyone for their advice and welcomes.

I was thinking of starting with the current day coins and working backward. I will need much more information before I can tackle the older coins.

The Krause catalogs are nice, however, they seem to include all world coins (unless I am mistaken) and are fairly expensive.

The Spinks book may be a better option. Does anyone have one of these (used and affordable) or know of another book that only covers Ireland?

There seems to be quite a few Euro sets on eBay. Would this be the current coins used in Ireland and if so what year would you get?

Thanks again,
Larry

cosmicdebris · February 20, 2004 4:40AM

Larry about time you started looking beyond the slabs.

Popcoin · February 20, 2004 5:34AM

Hi Bill,

I was wondering how long it would take before you jumped on me...LOL. I have been thinking of doing this for some time. It will give me something to do while I save up for coins to go in Greg's (typetone) Basic Type Set, if they ever set it up. I will have to hold the $$$ down on these though (unless I get carried away, which has happened before, lol).

Thanks for the "WELCOME?".

Larry

cosmicdebris · February 20, 2004 5:59AM

Watch out Larry once you go dark there is no looking back.

spoon · February 20, 2004 6:13AM

Bah! Go ahead and get the Krause! A quick flip thru the pages and you'll be sidetracked into the darkside forever

Seriously though, for what you're thinking of I suspect the Spinks Irish ed would be best.. I've never seen one of those myself but the regular Spinks is arguably better than Krause for it's specialty.

Askari · February 21, 2004 2:08AM

<< <i>This is my first trip to the darkside so try to be nice, LOL. >>

You can always tell when they're fresh from the Liteside, can't you?

Welcome, Popcoin!! Do buy the Spinks, but don't discount the Krauses. For your needs, you might pick up an older set for very little on eBay. For a lot of coins, the prices don't change all that much year-to-year. When you get serious, though, you'd do best to buy a copy of the latest edition for the century you're interested in.

Popcoin · February 21, 2004 4:11AM

OK people,

My first, but not last, stupid question.

I see the first Ireland Euro sets were produced in 2002 and the Decimal set ran from 1971 to 2000.
What was done for in 2001?

Thanks,
Larry

cladking · February 21, 2004 4:25AM

Most of the European mints stockpiled the Euros in 2001 because they suddenly had
to have enough coin to replace many years of production. There probably were no coins
made with this date in Ireland.

You'll find the decimal coinage surprisingly tough to locate. Europeans ignored moderns
to nearly the same degree that we ignored our coins. It will be no problem if you're just
seeking type though since all of these are common by type. There are individual dates
that are tougher.

Popcoin · February 21, 2004 5:08AM

cladking,

Thanks, I just could not figure that out. Now I know.

Larry

MSD61 · February 21, 2004 9:12AM

EUROS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coins of Ireland.....HELP

Comments