A few Irish Specimens from Atlas

Boosibri

I picked these up from a quick purchase after the Atlas Numismatics latest inventory posting. They came from the Birmingham Mint collection and were likely one of just a handful minted (or are unique perhaps). The specimen or presentation strikes are not noted in any of the reference guides. It joins the other I have from 1951 which is noted as being struck.

JCMhouston

Very nice pieces!

EVillageProwler

Very nice! Simple in design, but attractive.

pruebas

Originally posted by: EVillageProwler

Very nice! Simple in design, but attractive.

Agreed. Unfortunately, the US (and many other countries) has too many requirements for coinage to have simple, well-designed coinage like this. Shame, because these designs are so effective.

coinkat

And this an excellent example of coinage that seems to be ignored- hold on to these for the long haul

nicholasz219

Those are some great pieces. The simplicity of the harp makes it such a great central design element.

mercurydimeguy

Pretty, but I'm also a minimalist and appreciate coinage list this

Jackthecat1

Beautiful, simple designs. Poetry in coin form.

lordmarcovan

asheland

Nice, love those Irish coins!

PBRat

I like

Boosibri

Update to this thread... An unsolicited offer came in at more than 4x my purchase price. Coins are sold!

Weiss

Update to the update? http://www.ebay.com/itm/IRELAND-REP-1975-Cu-Ni-50-Pence-Pingin-PCGS-SP64-Poss-unique-Ex-Birmingham-Mint-/172099694293?hash=item2811f0eed5:g:iLsAAOSwzgRWvlzd