Ireland 1808 30 pence
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This specimen was lot 24136 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Bank of Ireland. 30 Pence Bank Token, 1808. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Good strike with lovely light toning showing iridescent hues. Lustrous and quite attractive." As the Royal Mint could not keep pace with the need for coin in England, one can imagine the situation in the wilds of Ireland. The semi-official Bank of Ireland had tokens struck for the island in denominations from five pence up to six shillings. This one was roughly equal to a half crown.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-6616a; KM-Tn4.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- 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.
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