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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 08/24/2015 8:16 pm My old Seaby has this large Irish copper listed as a Proof. (http://www.irishcoinage.com mentions that these in Copper are Trial Strikes while those in Silver and Gold are considered Specimens). Are copper ones still considered Proofs? Thanks, Bill Edited by BillSnyder 08/24/2015 8:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 08/25/2015 8:18 pm Spink "Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands" 2003 lists the copper varieties as "proofs". Slight variations exist depending where the leaves on the top of the head point to. Price in 2003 quoted as £650 for FDC. Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 08/27/2015 7:26 pm Thank you Anaximander. What value does your Spink show for this silver 1/2d? (I have it listed as a 1690 silver halfpenny Proof, struck over a French 1/12 Ecu). Thanks again, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 08/28/2015 06:43 am Hi. My Spink lists three possibles. Prices after the descriptions are for F, VF and EF. Catalogue number given as 6591A. proof struck in silver 250 500 1000 silver proof thin flan 300 600 1250 proof over France Louis XIV 5 sols 400 1000 - No value given for EF on the last one. No mention of a 1/12 Ecu. Would that be the same as a 5 sols? You have a splendid coin there. Not sure that his majesty would have been flattered by the profile of the nose though. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 08/28/2015 08:27 am Splendid! (Checking Wikipedia.com, it is likely that 5 Sols was the same as 1/12 Ecu at that time). Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 08/28/2015 4:50 pm During much of the 1600's the (official) breakdown was... 12 Deniers = 1 sous 20 sous = 1 Livre 3 Livre = 1 Ecu 10 Livres = 1 pistole 20 Livres = 1 Louis This was not set in stone as there were other denominations and values such as the 1/2 ecu and liard, tournois, double tournois and the list seems to ge merrily on. Hope this helped some. Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 08/30/2015 2:15 pm Spink are advertising a new issue of the book I used above, which is due out later this year. Report this Post to the Staff
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