Ireland 1781 1/2 penny
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This specimen was lot 34905 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $271. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. 1/2 Penny, 1781. PCGS MS-64 BN Secure Holder. George III (1760-1820)." 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 III's reign, half pennies were issued 1766, 1769 and 1775-82.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.3 g, copper, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6614; KM-140.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
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