Ireland 1822 1/2 penny

Ponterio sale 177, lot 34910

This specimen was lot 34910 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $118. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRELAND. 1/2 Penny, 1822. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Glossy brown." British issues for Ireland in the nineteenth century were erratic and sparse. The one that can be called somewhat common are the half pennies and pennies of 1822-23.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper or bronzed copper.

Catalog reference: S-6624; KM-150.

Source:

• 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, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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• Ireland 1805 1/2 penny
• Ireland 1822 penny
• Ireland 1823 1/2 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1822
• return to coins of Ireland