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New Member
Ireland
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Hi,
This is my first post here.
I have a box of coins- mainly UK and Eire, from about 1900-1970. Some are so old the date is worn off. Is there a good online resource to assist in ID and valuation?
I will be preparing some piks later tonight and plan to perform an inventory in Excel too but that will take some time. My mother has indicated that UK coins were in frequent circulation here (in Ireland) thru the Irish Free State and Eire era, right up to the 1990s when the formats diverged- the UK brought out a smaller coinset and Ireland introduced some coins that were of a different material and diameter- previously coins from each country were always similar. As I said, UK coins were in circulation (same size) and accepted in Eire but the Eire coins were not accepted in the UK.
I also have a lot of Foreign and US (including a US 1c from 1898).
Thanks.
Sean.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Sean
Welcome to the forum !!!
I have been watching for your post and am looking forward to seeing your coins.
The 1898 Indianhead cent sounds interesting !!! Imagine to journey that it must have went on to end up in Ireland !!
Rick
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New Member
 Ireland
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Hi Rick, Thanks. Actually I made a mistake on the 1c- attached is the image- f&b. Not in prime condition unfortunately. Luckily I read earlier today that cleaning is a cardinal sin as I was thinking about dunking some in a glass of Coke... I have mostly Eire and UK coins tho.. It'll take some doing to catalog them I fear! I'll be back soon with more scans and info- just need to get them all in some order! All the best, Sean. Image:  1cent-frnt.jpg16.11 KB Image: 1cent-back.jpg15.49 KB |
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Australia
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1855 Matron head cent (Braiden Hair) with slanting 5's! Wow, what a very cool coin to find.
Your correct don't clean them.
Easy way to sort the coins is by countries, then by denomination, then by year. If you put them on an Excel spreadsheet you can then drag down the information and save alot of typing.
Welcome to the Forum!
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06/12/2006 7:53 pm
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New Zealand
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Hi,Sean.I also collect Irish coins as well.You may not be aware that Ireland was a member of the British
Commonwealth right up to 1949,when Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth to become a republic.The coins issued between 1928 & 1948 are of real interest to me,as the Irish Free State (Saorstat Eireann) coinage are classified by reign.The coins from 1928 to 1935 are issues of King George V.There was only one Irish coin issued during the short reign of King Edward VIII - the Farthing (Feorling).The 1937 coinage is very interesting,as Ireland's constitution was adopted in that year.The Half Crown (Leath Choroin) is the key coin,as it is very scarce. There were no coins for 1938,although a pattern Penny (Pingin) is known.It is in the British Museum's numismatic collection.The 1939-48 coinage is the second (& last) coinage of Ireland under King George VI.
The coins of Ireland since 1949 are still popular with collectors of British Commonwealth coinage,as Ireland still retains very strong ties with quite a few British Commonwealth countries.I have even started to collect the Euro coins from Ireland as well.I also have a collection of Irish banknotes,the oldest being a 1 Pound issued by Ulster Bank in 1918.
I have even got 3 Lady Lavery 5 Pound notes from the late 1950's.I really like the Lady Lavery notes,even though some of them are very difficult to find.I have got a 5 Euro & a 10 Euro with the late Wim Duizenberg's signature.These have the 'T' prefix for the Irish issues.
Aidan.
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United States
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Hi Sean
Dont feel bad about that error ,, The 1855 is a much better coin to find !!
The scans are just a bit dark for a good grade opinion,, but I can take them and lighten them up a bit,, but it will have to be tomorrow, Just home from work and it was a killer night.
Very cool coin and the History gets even more interesting !!
Rick
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New Member
Ireland
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quote:
Originally posted by toast
Easy way to sort the coins is by countries, then by denomination, then by year. If you put them on an Excel spreadsheet you can then drag down the information and save alot of typing.
Welcome to the Forum!
Thanks Toast! I stayed up til 4 til morn sorting by country and value, then seperated the different back (year ranges). I plan to do an Excel file with year across the top, county and face-val vertically and indicate in the matrix the qty. |
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Ireland
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Hi Aidan, Is there an online valuation site for the Irish coins? Aye, I know some of the history- was compulsory in school ( I live in Irelan... did I mention that?) and in recent years I've taken more interest myself, especially since my own kids began learning history too- the old man has to know everything- right? (-: There's quite good info on Wiki to supplement the background in which the coins were minted- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor..._(1801-1922)All the best, Sean. quote:
Originally posted by Aidan Work
Hi,Sean.I also collect Irish coins as well.You may not be aware that Ireland was a member of the British
Commonwealth right up to 1949,when Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth to become a republic.The coins issued between 1928 & 1948 are of real interest to me,as the Irish Free State (Saorstat Eireann) coinage are classified by reign.The coins from 1928 to 1935 are issues of King George V.There was only one Irish coin issued during the short reign of King Edward VIII - the Farthing (Feorling).The 1937 coinage is very interesting,as Ireland's constitution was adopted in that year.The Half Crown (Leath Choroin) is the key coin,as it is very scarce. There were no coins for 1938,although a pattern Penny (Pingin) is known.It is in the British Museum's numismatic collection.The 1939-48 coinage is the second (& last) coinage of Ireland under King George VI.
The coins of Ireland since 1949 are still popular with collectors of British Commonwealth coinage,as Ireland still retains very strong ties with quite a few British Commonwealth countries.I have even started to collect the Euro coins from Ireland as well.I also have a collection of Irish banknotes,the oldest being a 1 Pound issued by Ulster Bank in 1918.
I have even got 3 Lady Lavery 5 Pound notes from the late 1950's.I really like the Lady Lavery notes,even though some of them are very difficult to find.I have got a 5 Euro & a 10 Euro with the late Wim Duizenberg's signature.These have the 'T' prefix for the Irish issues.
Aidan.
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Australia
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I checked my collection of old Irish coins and have 2 example of the 1/2 penny from 1727-1760's with the partial dates and two dated 1805 and 1806, very worn and one holed. Still, anything that old I collect regardless of it's condition as they are over 200 years old!
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New Zealand
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quote:
Originally posted by Eirecoins
Hi Aidan,
Is there an online valuation site for the Irish coins?
Aye, I know some of the history- was compulsory in school ( I live in Irelan... did I mention that?) and in recent years I've taken more interest myself, especially since my own kids began learning history too- the old man has to know everything- right? (-:
There's quite good info on Wiki to supplement the background in which the coins were minted-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor..._(1801-1922)
All the best,
Sean.
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Originally posted by Aidan Work
Hi,Sean.I also collect Irish coins as well.You may not be aware that Ireland was a member of the British
Commonwealth right up to 1949,when Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth to become a republic.The coins issued between 1928 & 1948 are of real interest to me,as the Irish Free State (Saorstat Eireann) coinage are classified by reign.The coins from 1928 to 1935 are issues of King George V.There was only one Irish coin issued during the short reign of King Edward VIII - the Farthing (Feorling).The 1937 coinage is very interesting,as Ireland's constitution was adopted in that year.The Half Crown (Leath Choroin) is the key coin,as it is very scarce. There were no coins for 1938,although a pattern Penny (Pingin) is known.It is in the British Museum's numismatic collection.The 1939-48 coinage is the second (& last) coinage of Ireland under King George VI.
The coins of Ireland since 1949 are still popular with collectors of British Commonwealth coinage,as Ireland still retains very strong ties with quite a few British Commonwealth countries.I have even started to collect the Euro coins from Ireland as well.I also have a collection of Irish banknotes,the oldest being a 1 Pound issued by Ulster Bank in 1918.
I have even got 3 Lady Lavery 5 Pound notes from the late 1950's.I really like the Lady Lavery notes,even though some of them are very difficult to find.I have got a 5 Euro & a 10 Euro with the late Wim Duizenberg's signature.These have the 'T' prefix for the Irish issues.
Aidan.
Sean, There isn't an Irish coin valuation website as such.Here's an Irish coin website that may be right up your street; https://www.irishcoins.com . I will eventually be getting the British Commonwealth Numismatic Project up & running,but it is subject to whether or not I can get a template downloaded.It will be located at https://www.bcnumismaticproject.com . If you're interested in banknotes from the isle of Ireland (Ireland, Free State,Eire,Republic,& Ulster),here's a website; https://www.irishpapermoney.com . Aidan. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Hi Sean.
Welcome to the forum!
My wife and I were in Ireland (Dublin and Cork) last month. Beautiful country. We really enjoyed it.
Regarding coins, we only gathered the Irish Euro.
Again welcome. Hope to learn a lot about Irish coinage from you.
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Valued Member
Ireland
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aidan sometimes I find that ther is 2 kinds of signature in every denomination in euro there is also a number print in notes or bills where they are printed https://www.euro-collector.com in future I will post it in here |
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