Irish Coins & Tokens
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Irish /
American (Colonial)
Halfpennies
WI-4281: 1760 Irish / American “VOCE POPULI” Cent. Nice grade – Nelson 12 variety. See USA section
WI-2777: 1723 Irish / American Woods 1/2d. Used as currency in America from the 1720's onwards. £65
WI-1955: Good Grade Irish-American "Woods" 1723 Farthing. 1/4d's are rarer than 1/2d's. This is a pleasing example. £46
WU-4452: St Patrick Halfpenny, 1681, America. Struck by Mark Newby in Dublin (Ireland), circa 1670-75 and bought to New Jersey soon after. The coinage was made legal tender by the General Assembly of New Jersey in May 1682. A rare coin. See USA section
WU-4211: St Patrick Farthing, 1681,
America. Struck by Mark Newby in
Dublin (Ireland), circa 1670-75 and bought to New Jersey soon after. The coinage was made legal tender by the
General Assembly of New Jersey in May 1682.
This coin unusual in that the decorative brass insert (an
anti-counterfeiting device) is below the crown as opposed to over the
crown. A rare coin. See USA section
Irish
Emergency "Ormond" Money (Charles 1st)
CROWNS
WI-4387: Irish Charles 1st “Ormonde” Full Silver Crown. Issue of 1643 / 1644. An emergency coinage issue struck during the Great Rebellion under the Earl of Ormonde (Lieutenant of Ireland) in the name of King Charles 1st. Made from flattened silver plates which were roughly cut and then stamped with the crude dies. This issue very much mirrors the English Charles 1st Newark / Scarborough / Carlisle / Pontefract “siege” coinage of the mid 1640’s. This coin is ex Spink (tickets enclosed) and approaching VF for issue. Rare. £875
Irish James
II "Gun" Money
CROWNS
WI-3207: 1690 Irish Gun Money Full Crown – UNIQUE!! Struck over the large Gun Money half crown but where this example stands out from the rest is that a great deal of the large half crown remains visible, even the old date of 1690! Large image here. This is effectively two coins in one as well as a piece of Irish history. £169
1/2
CROWNS
WI-3469: 1689 Irish Gun Money Half Crown. Struck October. Cheaper example. £38
Shillings
WI-2743: 1689 Irish Gun Money
Shilling. Good grade. Struck September. £68
WI-4448: 1689 Irish Gun Money
Shilling. Struck November. Rarer variety with “9” below crown to
denominate month. £59
WI-3463: 1690 Irish Gun Money
Shilling. Small issue struck June
1690. £58
Sixpences
WI-3727: 1689 Irish Gun Money
Sixpence. Struck February. Rare denomination. £69
Irish James II " Siege of Limerick" Money
WI-4046: 1691 Irish Limerick
Besieged Halfpenny. Single year
issue. Struck over a Gun Money shilling whilst James was besieged at
Limerick. This one high grade for issue
with some host coin detail visible.
Rare in this grade. £249
WI-4353: 1691 Irish Limerick
Besieged Halfpenny. Single year
issue. Struck over a Gun Money shilling whilst James was besieged at Limerick
although this one with minimal host coin showing. Most unusual in the placement of the bust on the obverse die –
the legend has actually been spaced to accommodate the bust. Rare coin with an unusual feature. £149
Pre 1650
"Hammered" Coinage
Hiberno-Norse
Issues
WI-4371: Irish Viking Hammered
Silver Penny. Hiberno-Norse issue
of 1035-1060. Long cross and hand
issue. Based on the coinage of
Aethelred II with bust actually being that of Aethelred. Reverse has usual long cross but with a
stylised hand in two quarters and a pellet in the other. Legends obverse and reverse are blundered
which is to be expected. This coin from
an old collection (original sale’s ticket sold with the coin). Good EF grade. The 2005 revised Coincraft price guide places this coin at £550
in VF. No price given for EF or
GEF. Choice. £795
Prince John
WI-4412: Irish Prince John Hammered
Silver Halfpenny. 1190-98, moneyer
Adam of Dublin. Very high grade
coin. £299
King John
WI-4447: Irish King John Medieval
Penny. Hammered silver, REX coinage
(1207-11), ROBERD-ON-DIVE (Dublin).
£125
Henry III
WI-2742: Irish Henry III Medieval
Penny. Hammered silver, Dublin mint
(RICARD). £85
WI-2892: Irish Edward I Hammered Silver Penny. Dublin mint, good grade. £77
WI-3508: Irish Edward I Hammered Silver Penny. Waterford mint, class 1b. Good grade. £79
WI-3626: Irish Edward 1st Hammered Silver Penny. Dublin mint, class 1a, nice grade. £59
Edward IV
WI-4083: Irish Edward IV Sun & Roses Hammered Penny. Sun & Roses issue of 1478-83. Dublin. Relatively unclipped for issue. £189
WI-4127: Irish Edward IV Hammered Silver Penny. Dublin mint, 1473-78 issue. The whole issue is clipped – this has some legend remaining. £85
WI-4193: Irish Edward IV Hammered Silver Penny. Dublin mint, 1473-78 issue. The whole issue is clipped – this has some legend remaining. £89
Henry VII
Henry VIII
WI-3382: Irish Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. First (1st) Harp Issue, 1534 – 1540. “HR” type – 1540. Nice grade. £165
WI-3877: Irish Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. Second (2nd) Harp Issue, 1540 – 1542. “HR” type, mm trefoil. Nice grade. £165
WI-4084: Irish Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. Third (3rd) Harp Issue, 1543, mm rose. “HR” by harp. Nice grade. £165
WI-4086: Irish Henry VIII Hammered Silver Six Penny Groat. Fourth (4th) Harp Issue, 1544, mm lis. “HR” by harp. Nice grade. £165
Philip &
Mary
WI-2634: 1555 Philip & Mary Facing Busts Shilling. Debased hammered silver, good grade for poor issue. Very rare. £399
WI-2635: 1557 Philip & Mary Facing Busts Groat. Debased hammered silver, good grade for poor issue. £99
Elizabeth 1st
WI-2891: 1558 Irish Elizabeth I
Groat. Hammered billon silver,
large head type. £59
WI-3793: 1561 Irish Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Shilling. Fine
silver issue, very good grade. Single
year issue, mm harp. £219
WI-3397: 1601 Irish Elizabeth 1st
Penny. Good grade for issue. £63
James 1st
WI-3012: Irish James I Hammered Silver 6d. 1604-7. A good grade example of a usually poorly struck obverse issue. £99
"Milled” Proofs
WI-2890: 1805 Irish Guilded Proof
Penny. Uncirculated grade. Very rare.
£369 RESERVED (BB)
Pre 1800 "Milled"
Coinage
WI-3914: Irish Charles II Halfpenny, 1680. Armstrong & Legge issue. Very nice grade. £89
WI-3718: Irish 1681 Charles II
Halfpenny. Armstrong & Legge
issue. £30
WI-3398: Irish James II Halfpenny, 1686. “Regular” coinage, x14 strings to harp. £65
WI-3709: Irish William & Mary Halfpenny, 1692. Dublin. Rusty obverse die. Good grade. £44
WI-3383: Irish 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Struck Dublin, very good grade for issue. £95
WI-3719: Irish 1696 William III Halfpenny. The only date for Irish Wm III halfpenny. £25
WI-3819: Irish 1737 Brass Regal Coin Weight. Official weight for the Portuguese gold 4 Escudos coins (14.0 grams) which were legal tender in Ireland at this time as there was a severe shortage of all coinage but especially high denomination coinage. The date 1737 is interesting as it corresponds with the Irish Coin Directive date. £79
WI-4101: Irish 1744 Farthing. George II, nice grade. £29
WI-3608: Irish 1750 Halfpenny. Lovely grade. Type III. £38
WI-3609: Irish 1752 Halfpenny. Good grade. Type III. £29
WI-4354: Irish 1760 Farthing. Last issue of George II. Nicer grade than normal. £17
WI-4445: 1763 Northumberland & Dublin George III Shilling. Struck in silver by the Earl of Northumberland (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) for distribution in Ireland in 1763. There is a story that states the 1763 was limited to only £100 face value. The issue filtered back to England and was used rarely as currency. This coin is better than VF and toned. Ex Spink. Rare. See George III section
WI-3759: Irish 1766 Halfpenny. Collectable grade with attractive toning. £18
WI-3514: Irish 1782 Halfpenny. The last copper coin stuck for use in
Ireland until the 1800’s. £23
WI-4100: Irish 1782 Halfpenny. The last copper coin stuck for use in
Ireland until the 1800’s. £37
Post 1800 Coinage
1d’s
WI-3123: 1805 Irish Large Penny. Very good grade thus rare. Large pennies are much, much rarer than the halfpennies. £49
WI-3337: About EF Grade 1805
Irish Large Penny. Very rare in
this grade. £79
WI-3133: High Grade Irish 1823 Large Penny. Under George IV. Much rarer denomination & high grade. £58
1/2d’s
WI-3529: Irish Geo IV Copper 1/2d,
1822. Better grade. £17
WI-2816: 1823 Irish George IV Halfpenny. Decent grade and cheap. £12
1/4d’s
WI-3820: 1806 Irish George III
Farthing. Nice grade, lovely
toning. £28
WI-3742: 1794 Conder Trade Token - Irish Dublin. Unusual. £17
WI-4444: 1794 Irish Conder Trade Token – Cork. For the Convenience of the Public”. Plain edge, rarer type. £17
WI-2910: 1805 Irish Silver 5p
Token. George III. £12
WI-2999: 1808 Irish Silver 30
Pence Token. Good grade and the
rarer type (see image annotation). £95
WI-3063: 1814 Irish Wellington
Large 1d Token. Good grade for
issue. £36
WI-4370: 1820 Irish Copper Trade
Penny. “One Penny Token”,
Dublin. No host coin visible. Slightly rusty dies and die flaw (reverse,
after “D”). A good VF and a very nice
token. £48
WI-3284: 1834 Irish Trade Farthing. Dublin, Cork & Limerick. £19
WI-3797: 1840's Irish (Dublin) Merchants Token. Bust of Victoria. £19
WI-3631: 1789 Irish Mines Trade
“Conder” Token. Chronebane
halfpenny, Dublin. £18
WI-3341: 1814 Irish Penny Token –
Wellington. Stephens of
Dublin. £37
WI-3736: 1816 IRISH Penny Token -
Signed Obverse. Dublin. Stamped PARKES on trunk of bust. £29
WI-3347: 1821 Irish Penny Token –
Biblical. Cheaper example. £25
WI-3739: 1853 IRISH (Dublin)
"Building" Token. One I’m
unfamiliar with. Large pictorial trade
mark (building). £27
WI-3349: 1858 Irish Penny Token –
William Hodgins, Banker. Rarer
token, good grade. £49
Medalets
WI-3021: High Grade 1890’s Irish
Medal. “City of Belfast”
promotional medal with much original guilding remaining. Nice piece.
£17
“Other”
WI-4128: 1646 Gold Pistole Coin
Weight. The gold pistole and double
pistole were the only gold coins struck in Ireland at this period. This coin weight is obviously French (Louis
14th) but could have been used in Ireland. Interestingly, this denomination was only used in the French
state of Orange and as we all know, William of Orange later became King of
England in 1689 and had an interesting part to play in Irish history, including
the siege of Derry and the Battle of the Boyne (in which the Loius 16th
played a part). £65
