Ireland (1544-46)-hR groat S-6483
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This specimen was lot 44821 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $512.40. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Groat (6 Pence), ND (1544-46). Dublin Mint; mm: Lis. Henry VIII. PCGS AU-50. Fifth harp issue. Obverse: Crowned harp, crowned h-R across field; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchee." Previous groats, struck in the late 1530's, were 0.842 fine silver but the groats of 1546-47 were only 0.250 fine silver. This rapid and extreme debasement disrupted trade.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.45-2.51 g, 0.500 fine silver, 23-24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6483.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), and Anglo-Gallic coins, Pre-Decimal Issues, 5th edition, London: Sovereign Rarities, 2025.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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