Ireland 1937 1/2 crown

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40624

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 40624 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRELAND. 1/2 Crown, 1937. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. Low mintage of 40,000 struck for circulation. Lustrous with light friction." After winning independence from Great Britain after World War One, Ireland went thru a civil war before settling on a free state completely separate from Britain. This issue of 1937 is the key date for the type; only the 1943 is rarer. The Irish race horse depicted honors Irish agriculture.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 14.13 g, 0.750 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter, designed by Percy Metcalfe.

Catalog reference: KM 8.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1934 ½ crown
• 1937 penny
• 1937 shilling
• 1937 florin
• 1939 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1937
• return to coins of Ireland