Irish coins on St. Patrick's Day?!!

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• SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 12:04AM

  This is a 1683 Irish halfpenny from the reign of Charles II:
  
  
  
  A 1685 halfpenny from James II:
  
  
  
  A June 1689 sixpence or tanner:
  
  
  
  A June 1690 shilling or bob:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A May 1690 Halfcrown:
  
  
  
  This 1691 Limerick halfpenny was struck in the then besieged city by the supporters of James II using the gunmoney shilling coins as blanks:
  
  
  
  I also have several other coins from 1684-1723, but not yet imaged.
  
  

  Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!

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• WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 12:26AM

  I think that these would be considered British occupation money.
  
  

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• spoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 3:58AM

  

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• ormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 5:21AM

  Very nice, Eric! That is one of the best one I have ever seen!

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• SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 6:21AM

  Yes, I can opin I haven't seen one of the ten bobbers before that actually was attractive - that piece is exquisite.

  Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!

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• SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 6:24AM

  Incredibly this following piece was found in Shropshire, a rural county in the north of England, by a detectorist in 2007. It was unique and significant of a find for the place that it is recorded in the Treasure Trove Scheme not because it is rare or anything - but is an unusual find in England.
  
  
  
  Inasmuch as there was a coin shortage in England, Ireland actually had it worse, despite having much less trade than in England. This token was issued by a butcher in Dublin, Mic Wilson, for a halfpenny in 1672, nearly one of the last tokens issued in the British Isles before the prohibition of their being issued.

  Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!

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• ormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 7:14AM

  It may be, but I still see a harp on the reverse! Nice coins!

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• rwyarmch Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 8:00AM

  Happy St. Patrick's Day!
  
  

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• WWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭

  March 17, 2010 8:48AM

  

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