Ireland 1966 1/2 crown

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75303

This specimen was lot 75303 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRELAND. 1/2 Crown, 1966. NGC MS-67+. Sitting alone at the top of the NGC Census report, this 1/2 Crown displays with a matte like finish and blazing luster." The final type of half crown, issued 1951-67, was copper-nickel. The race horse depicted honors Irish agriculture. We don't know why this example realized 56 times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 700,000.

Specification: 14.16 g, copper-nickel, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-6638; KM-16a.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1955 ½ crown
• 1966 half penny
• 1966 shilling
• 1966 florin
• 1966 10 shillings, Easter Uprising
• Coins and currency dated 1966