My Annual Contribution To The St. Patrick's Day Festivities At CCF

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daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1057 Posts	Posted 03/16/2024 11:55 am The Bank of Ireland struck several silver tokens between 1804 and 1813 for circulation as "necessity coinage." This example is Ireland's only 1808-dated issue and its only halfcrown, or "XXX Pence Irish." My VF specimen weighs in at 12.5g, which is notably 1.5-2.5g underweight in comparison to the regal halfcrowns of the Kings George II and III, and features the mushy strike and planchet lamination/flecking so typical of the series. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! Davis 84, D&F 619, KM Tn4, SCBC 6616B. 32mm, 12,5g. "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Edited by daltonista 03/16/2024 4:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1601 Posts	Posted 03/16/2024 3:26 pm Ireland goes decimal Report this Post to the Staff
ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 03/16/2024 6:03 pm Irish token I found several years ago 1805 10 pence Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1601 Posts	Posted 03/17/2024 11:30 am ironhorse: Oh, I bet the English loved that! Someone probably hanged for creating those, using George3 on the "obverse". Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/18/2024 09:25 am Nice examples! 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
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/18/2024 1:22 pm There weren't many coins that represented the value of a half crown as thirty pence. It was much more common to see the value - two shillings sixpence - as 2s. 6d. if it had to be spelled out on a coin. After decimalization, the half crown was revalued at 12.5 new pence. Here is one of the few other coins or tokens to use thirty pence (in the form of XXX) - also Irish! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/18/2024 4:00 pm Quote: Here is one of the few other coins or tokens to use thirty pence (in the form of XXX) - also Irish! Beautiful! 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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