Bank of Ireland 1813 10 pence
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This specimen was lot 6799 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $376. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. 10 Pence, 1813. NGC PROOF-64. Deep toning on bust with vibrant lustrous colors of magenta, electric blue and aquamarine in the fields. Center of reverse only lightly toned and flashing brilliance. A very eye catching example." The Bank of Ireland issued ten pence tokens for the island in 1805, 1808 and 1813 in an attempt to alleviate a desperate shortage of coin there.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-6618; KM-Tn5.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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