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| − | This specimen was lot 24154 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRELAND. Florin, 1939. PCGS PROOF-65 Secure Holder. RARE. Sharply struck with just a light layer on tone and excellent eye appeal. From the Brighton Collection." This date is scarce. Irish coinage was designed to circulate alongside British coinage which was .500 fine silver in the thirties. The first Irish florins (= two shillings), issued 1928-37, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; this type, issued 1939-43, merely stated "EIRE". This is the second highest mintage of the silver florins after the 1928. | + | This specimen was lot 24154 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "IRELAND. Florin, 1939. PCGS PROOF-65 Secure Holder. RARE. Sharply struck with just a light layer on tone and excellent eye appeal. From the Brighton Collection." This date is scarce. Irish coinage was designed to circulate alongside British coinage which was 0.500 fine silver in the thirties. The first Irish florins (= two shillings), issued 1928-37, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; this type, issued 1939-43, merely stated "EIRE". This is the second highest mintage of the silver florins after the 1928. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,080,000 plus a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,080,000 plus a few proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 11.31 g, .750 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 11.31 g, 0.750 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-15. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-15, S-6634. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>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. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>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: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. |
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| − | * [[Ireland | + | * [[Ireland 1937 florin|1937 florin]] |
* [[Ireland 1939 1/2 penny|1939 half penny]] | * [[Ireland 1939 1/2 penny|1939 half penny]] | ||
* [[Ireland 1939 farthing|1939 farthing]] | * [[Ireland 1939 farthing|1939 farthing]] | ||
* [[Ireland 1939 3 pence|1939 threepence]] | * [[Ireland 1939 3 pence|1939 threepence]] | ||
| − | * [[Ireland | + | * [[Ireland 1939 6 pence|1939 sixpence]] |
| + | * [[Ireland 1939 shilling|1939 shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Ireland 1939 1/2 crown|1939 half crown]] | ||
| + | * [[Ireland 1941 florin|1941 florin]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1939]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1939]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Ireland]] | * return to coins of [[Ireland]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:29, 16 July 2024
This specimen was lot 24154 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Florin, 1939. PCGS PROOF-65 Secure Holder. RARE. Sharply struck with just a light layer on tone and excellent eye appeal. From the Brighton Collection." This date is scarce. Irish coinage was designed to circulate alongside British coinage which was 0.500 fine silver in the thirties. The first Irish florins (= two shillings), issued 1928-37, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; this type, issued 1939-43, merely stated "EIRE". This is the second highest mintage of the silver florins after the 1928.
Recorded mintage: 1,080,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.750 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-15, S-6634.
- 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]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.
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