Ireland 1805 5 pence token
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This specimen was lot 44833 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $219.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Silver 5 Pence Token, 1805. Birmingham (Soho) Mint. George III. PCGS MS-63." The Bank of Ireland was chartered in 1783. Altho it was and is a private institution, it served many of the same functions as the Bank of England. Until 1826, an Irish pound was worth 12⁄13 of an English pound. This type, also struck in 1806, was heavily counterfeited.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.94 g, silver, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-6619; KM-Tn2.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), and Anglo-Gallic coins, Pre-Decimal Issues, 5th edition, London: Sovereign Rarities, 2025.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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