Ireland 1760 farthing
This specimen was lot 1096 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €100 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRLANDE, George II (1727-1760), Cu farthing, 1760, Droit: Tête l. à gauche. Revers: Harpe couronnée. Superbe. (Ireland, George II (1727-60), copper farthing of 1760. Obverse: laureate bust to left; reverse: crowned harp.)"
As the Royal Mint in London could not keep up with the demand for English coinage, it is not surprising that issues for Ireland are scanty and few. During George II's reign, half pennies were issued 1736-38, 1741-53 and 1760 along with farthings.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.36 g, copper, 22.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6611; KM-135.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- 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]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.
Link to:
- 1744 farthing
- 1753 half penny
- 1760 half penny
- Coins and currency dated 1760
- return to coins of Ireland