Ireland 1955 6 pence
This specimen was lot 21228 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. 6 Pence, 1955. NGC PROOF-66 Cameo. A RARE modern issue that seldom appears on the market. Sharply struck with hard reflective surfaces and frosted devices. Free of tone, haze or fog." The first Irish sixpence, issued 1928-35, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; the second (KM 15), issued 1939-40, merely stated "EIRE." The subsequent and final type (shown here), issued 1942-69, was copper-nickel. The reverse depicts an Irish wolfhound. This date is common tho the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 600,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 4.54 g, copper-nickel, 20.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6641; KM-13a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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