Hey Lord M. If you haven't seen it yet...

Weiss

I've kept an eye out for the St. Patrick pieces since you posted about the one you'd found.

In case you didn't see this one on CRO (who have had several recently):



This is an exceptional and frankly totally unexpected example of this rare issue, with lovely surfaces, full mint frost, delicate golden toning and exceptional eye appeal.

And PCGS agrees, making this only the second St. Patricks coin of any denomination or type they've graded mint state (the other being a copper Farthing we handled a few years back).

And while that other piece was itself spectacular, this is the rarer and more desirable silver striking and thus, in our opinion, represents the ultimate type coin in this series.

Ex Ted L. Craige Collection; earlier "from England" on February 8, 1970.

Note that this coin has been verified by CAC.

$137,500

LochNESS

The quality and detail of this coin is amazing. Stunning. I wish I had the dough.

That said, St. Pat looks like an alien. The second photo looks like insect eyes. The first photo... something from The Mummy movie series?

lordmarcovan

Wow. Thanks for posting that. I won't be cherrypicking anything of that caliber anytime soon!

The one I found a few years back was a thrill, though.

sumnom

Wow, I didn't know they came that nice.

Icollecteverything

In the first pic is that all part of the harp or is that something else to the left of the harp?

In the second pic, I know about the snakes but did he also chase out the dragons and something else? (bird?)

worldcoinguy

Wow. What is the background on these pieces? I can't recall having seen past threads on the topic. Beautiful design that reminds me more of something from the german states.

ormandh

Agreed! Where is the eye popper outer icon when you need it?!!

lordmarcovan

Not only did he banish the serpents from Ireland, but apparently the dragons, too!

Hussulo

These are always so worn. I have never seen one that nice before!