Unusual Irish Token: An Ugly Duckling, But Likely Unique

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daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1057 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 4:49 pm Eirinn go Brách, I'm retiring from acquiring! Please note my new temporary signature below about the upcoming sale (tomorrow!) of the Irish portion of my collection of early 19th-century British tokens. Not until the catalog appeared last month for tomorrow's auction did I learn that the Iast time this Irish token appeared in public was at a 1934 Glendining's sale, where Francis Cokayne bought it into his vast holdings. In 1998 it was photographed for the Withers BCT catalog in Baldwin's basement, where it had been residing from the time of Cokayne's death in 1945, and where it remained until 2016, when Randy Weir cleared out the entire 19th-century section of Baldwin's Basement in one monster private-treaty transaction. "Word of mouth" brought Randy and me together, and it was in that kind of bulk purchase, albeit much smaller, that this token moved into my collection the following year. No other specimens have ever been reported, before or since, leading to this closing in the lot description for tomorrow's sale: "...in all probability UNIQUE." I guess we'll find out whether rarity can overcome the lack of eye appeal. Ireland, "One Penny Token," [perhaps misleadingly] dated 1827. Withers 1946, the plate coin, 34mm, 14.55g, RRR. "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 5:07 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 11:33 pm Very nice addition! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15381 Posts	Posted 04/22/2026 07:05 am Best of wishes with the auction. Let us know how this token fared. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1057 Posts	Posted 04/22/2026 12:03 pm Thanks, y'all. And nickelsearcher, I'm certainly a happy camper! "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 04/22/2026 12:30 pm Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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