Ireland 1933 1/2 penny

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

Goldberg sale 72, lot 5768

The first Irish half pennies, issued 1928-37, featured the obverse legend "SAORSTAT EIREANN"; the second type, issued 1939-67, merely stated "EIRE." Irish half pennies are common but this date is rare. The first specimen was lot 1761 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011). The second specimen was lot 5768 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $195.50. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Ireland. ½ Penny, 1933. Irish harp. Reverse: Sow. Scarce date in mint state condition. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown."

Recorded mintage: 720,000.

Specification: 5.67 g, 25.5 mm diameter, bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-2; S-6631.

Source:

• 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]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.
• ^[2]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• 1933 threepence
• 1933 half crown
• 1937 shilling
• 1935 ½ penny
• Coins and currency dated 1933
• return to coins of Ireland