Ireland 1940 1/2 crown

Goldberg sale 104, lot 4287

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4287 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $72. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ireland. Halfcrown, 1940. Brilliant mint luster. PCGS graded MS-63." The first Irish half crowns, issued 1928-37, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; the second type, issued 1939-43, merely stated "EIRE." The subsequent and final type (KM 16a), issued 1951-67, was copper-nickel. The Irish race horse depicted honors Irish agriculture.

Recorded mintage: 752,000, a common date.

Specification: 14.14 g, .750 fine silver, .340 troy oz ASW, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-16.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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