Irish piedfort 1 púnt millennium silver proof

MSD61

This coin was struck to commemorate the millennium and has the harp on the obverse and the Broighter boat in the reverse. The Broighter boat was part of a hoard of objects found at Broighter, Co. Derry in 1896. This boat, which is now on display at the National Museum, dates back to the first century BC. The coin is struck from sterling silver and weighs 20 grammes. It has a diameter of 31.1mm. I couldn't get the coin out of the capsule so I shot it this way. I was too chicken to force it out

AuldFartte

Wow!!!
I love that

wildjag

I like those harp design, I even bought a few of them... shhh dont tell anyone

MSD61

Thanks guys!

lordmarcovan

I don't care much for the rendering of the boat- a little too minimalistic and modern for my tastes- but I sure do love the cameo contrast on that, and you know I love harps and Irish stuff!

MSD61

I know it's on the modern side but there are only a handful of Irish proofs. If you look at the history of Irish coins very few proofs were struck and the ones that were struck were of very low mintage or rare to come by.

lordmarcovan

Despite having completed the entire Irish predecimal series in three Dansco albums (sans 1943 florin, of course), I have never owned a proof Irish coin. That is indeed impressive, modern or not. The harp looks great in cameo.

dthigpen

You should definately send that coin to me.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Despite having completed the entire Irish predecimal series in three Dansco albums (sans 1943 florin, of course), I have never owned a proof Irish coin >>

Gahhh, what did I just say?

I have owned TWO proof Irish coins. How silly of me to forget the ex-Boiler78 penny I miss so much. (NGC PR64 CAM). And before that I had a PR61 gilt halfpenny that Don got.

The harp does indeed look good in cameo.

MadMuffin

Very neat coin! I have always liked the design of this punt coin, but in my opinion they get a little pricey in silver proof.

Marcel