Post some Irish. Or smoething with a Harp on it!! :)

Aethelred · March 17, 2014 6:04AM

Spinaker, the Wood's Hibernia coinage was not really Irish. They were minted in England by an English businessman who intended them to br used in Ireland. He failed in this and they were used somewhat in America.

SaorAlba · March 17, 2014 6:38AM

<< Spinaker, the Wood's Hibernia coinage was not really Irish. They were minted in England by an English businessman who intended them to br used in Ireland. He failed in this and they were used somewhat in America. >>

Until colonies like Massachusetts-Bay started banning their use and issued their own little shaped paper money to drive them out of circulation. They were not even popular in America - despite the usual dearth of coinage that existed then.

Limerick halfpenny from 1691 - the last struck coinage bearing the image of James II - these were overstruck on withdrawn gunmoney coins. This example has reversed N in Hibernia. When William and Mary's rule extended into Ireland after the geese flew away these coins were quickly demonetized and withdrawn from circulation.

SaorAlba · March 17, 2014 6:42AM

Not really a pretty halfpenny, but a rather rare date. They were struck late in the year ie January of 1684(1685 in the calendar we use now) and then the King gave up the ghost so no more coins were struck with his portrait. Found this little charm in a $3 junk box.

cacheman · March 17, 2014 6:57AM

K-180 Karl Goetz

spinaker2000 · March 17, 2014 7:49AM

OK, edited title.

savoyspecial · March 17, 2014 10:59AM

crappy cell phone pic.....and no, I don't own her anymore.....

Aethelred · March 17, 2014 11:48AM

<< OK, edited title.

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And you know I was just picking at you!

spinaker2000 · March 17, 2014 12:28PM

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<< OK, edited title.

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And you know I was just picking at you! >>

Mean Old Dead King!!!!!!!!!

lordmarcovan · March 17, 2014 5:36PM

PS- I haven't seen "smoething" used in quite some time. Echoes of the old Open Forum, that is.

Crackout · March 18, 2014 9:03AM

Ok, so it's a little tiny harp:

spinaker2000 · March 18, 2014 10:21AM

Lil' harps is good!

Aethelred · March 18, 2014 11:35AM

<< 

PS- I haven't seen "smoething" used in quite some time. Echoes of the old Open Forum, that is. >>

I thought it might have been "smoething" I posted, went back and re-read all my posts to be sure.

Whew!!!

WillieBoyd2 · March 18, 2014 1:38PM

I ordered two of the Ireland 1966 Patrick Pearse 10-shilling silver coins from the
Central Bank of Ireland, they were sent to me via registered mail, and arrived in
California on June 6, 1966 (6-6-66).

lordmarcovan · March 18, 2014 2:05PM

Wow, WB2. You're dating yourself. I thought you were much younger.

On 6/6/66, I believe I was perfecting my crawling skills but not quite walking yet. Probably had a tooth or two by then.

PS- that's pretty neat.

Type2 · March 19, 2014 9:20AM

rwyarmch · March 19, 2014 9:27AM

spinaker2000 · March 19, 2014 1:15PM

<< Wow, WB2. You're dating yourself. I thought you were much younger.

On 6/6/66, I believe I was perfecting my crawling skills but not quite walking yet. Probably had a tooth or two by then.

PS- that's pretty neat. >>

How did that work out for you LM??

lordmarcovan · March 19, 2014 3:24PM

<< How did that work out for you LM??

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Still walking. The teeth didn't do so well, on the other hand. More than half of 'em are gone now.

Here's a 1943 Irish florin dreamcoin. One of only about four MS survivors, per JSL's site.

I had the '43 halfcrown (an ex-PCI photoslab F15), but never the florin.

Post some Irish. Or smoething with a Harp on it!! :)

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