Numismatic Society of Ireland Final Meeting of the Season Friday 18 th May 2018 Talk by Colm Gallagher at 7.45pm The Disappearing Pennies of the Irish Emergency followed by a Mini Auction Honorary Auctioneer Greg Carley Viewing from 6.30 7.30pm, auction commencing 8.30pm Postal bids to 8 Ely Place, Dublin D02 P028 Ireland (marked NSI Auction) Email bids to secretarynumsocireland@gmail.com All prices are in euro, paid up members only may bid Buyers premium plus 10% of hammer price, no returns Payment by cash or cheque payable to Num. Soc. of Ireland
Numismatic Society of Ireland Mini-Auction Friday 18 th May 2018 Lot No. Description Estimate 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. HAMMERED English Edward II Penny -London mint, early 14 th century 35-40 Irish Henry VII, three crowns groat, c1485, carefully clipped to 1.2g from 1.8g, perhaps officially, dark. Neat early style. Fine 20-25 Irish Henry VIII, groat Jane Seymour, initial mark crown, small piece missing from failed piercing. Good Fine/VF 25-30 Irish Posthumous Henry VIII sixpence, c1547, initial mark harp, large flan. Good Fine for issue 55-65 Irish Philip & Mary groat, 1557, dark and somewhat short of flan. Fair 20-25 Irish James I, First Issue Shilling, initial mark martlet both sides. Large flan, weak centres, strong letters and i.ms. near VF 55-65 GUNMONEY 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Small Shilling Mar 1690, Fair Fine 12-15 Small Shilling June 1690 40-45 Halfcrown small size, May. 1690, attractive reverse Fine/VF 55-65 17 TH CENTURY COPPER Irish St. Patrick s Farthing, c1672, Poor Fair 15-20 Irish Halfpennies 1686 and 1693, Fair (2) 12-15 Irish William III, halfpennies 1696, both varieties, poor fair 12-15 WOODS COINAGE 1723 Halfpenny 1723, good Fine/ Fair 15-20 Two halfpennies 1723, Fine 25-30
Lot No. Description Estimate 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. GEORGE II Irish Farthing 1744, near VF 25 30 Irish Halfpenny 1750, good Fine, a scarce date 25-30 Irish Farthing 1760, near VF, attractive portrait 25-30 GEORGE III Irish Halfpenny 1769, Type II, good Fine 15-20 Irish Halfpenny 1769, Type II, good Fine (another) 15-20 Irish Halfpenny 1776, a scarce date, Fair/ good Fine 15-20 GEORGE IV Irish Halfpenny, 1823, light edge marks, strong portrait, VF 15-20 22. Éire 1939 Florin 23. IRISH COINAGE 1928-1969 30-35 Saorstát Éireann, various dates 4 x 1d; 1 x 1/2d; 1 x 2/-; 1 x 1s; 2 x 6d and 3 x 3d (12) 25-30 24. Éire 1966 10/- Pearse boxed 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 25-30 Éire 1961 Mule halfcrown Good Fine 15-30 Éire 1953 Farthings x 5 BU 20-25 Éire 1966 Farthings X 5 Unc with Lustre 40-60 Éire Silver Halfcrowns x 5 (1928/30/31/33/34) VG -F 50-60 Éire Silver Florins x 5 (1928/30/31/33/34) VG -F 40-50 Éire, 6d x 20 (mixed dates) 12-20 Éire, 3d x 40 (mixed dates) 12-20
Lot No. Description Estimate IRISH DECIMAL COINAGE 1971-2000 32. THE Irish 1 Note (1989) and 1 (1990) Proof Coin set in 30-45 presentation folder by Jim Fitzpatrick 33. Irish Broighter Boat Mint Millennium Coin Set 2000 Unc 35-45 34. EURO Two Irish souvenir packs coin fair 2006, face value 3.90 each 10-12 35. 2006 Samuel Beckett Twin Set Silver 10 & 20 gold coins with COAs and inner display box only 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. FOREIGN 70-100 Latvia Schilling Riga, GVF 18mm 15-20 Bag of mixed holiday change, many different countries 2-3 English 1916 George V halfcrown GEF 20-30 English 1911-1919 Silver Threepences x 50 1.57 oz 22-32 English 1854 Victorian Maundy Penny UNC 20-30 41. English 1990 Proof 1 1p in de luxe Royal Mint 8 Coin set in red 20-40 leatherette case 42. USA 1883 (O) Morgan Silver $1 Brilliant UNC 25-35 43. 44. 45. 46. Canada 1963 Silver Dollar EF with lustre & EK 20-30 New Zealand 1986 One Dollar BU 15-25 English 1937 GRV Silver Crown EF & 1960 ERII Crown EF 25-35 TOKENS Irish 1795, Alex Cornwall, For Trade, usual worn dies VF 25-30 47. Irish Pro Bono Publico 1804, Silver Token, VF EF, small piece 45-55 missing during manufacture 48. Irish Tavern Token, City Arms 2d, about VF 50-55 49. Tavern Token, Lloyds Summerhill, 2d VF 50-55
Lot No. Description Estimate 50. 51. 52. Two cardboard bread tokens ( Belgium) WW II VF 15-20 Token, Province of Nova Scotia, Penny 1853, holed, AVF 12-15 Token, Bank of Upper Canada GVF Halfpenny 1857 15-20 MEDALS 53. Medal 19mm,GVF British Sailors Society, made with copper from Nelson s flagships 15-20 54. Enamel "Knights of Columba" medal 8-10 55. UK Medal The Beatles 10-12 BANKNOTES 56. Éire 10/- Banknote 3.01.62 57. UK 1 Banknote 18-20 10-12 LITERATURE 58. The Obsidional Money of the Great Rebellion 1642 1649. Philip Nelson, reprint c1959. Extensive Irish coverage. 15-20 59. Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, No. 36 State Museum Berlin Anglo Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norse Coins. Bernard Kluge, 1987 Hardback 40-45 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. Irish Coins and Medals by A. E. J Went 12-20 Irish Numismatics x 4 (Nos 28, 67, 71, 75) 12-20 Irish Patrick Finn Lists x 4 (Nos. 4, 5, 18, & Memorial 2000) 12-20 Irish Green Book Catalogue Dowle & Finn, 1969 scarce EF 10-15 Tavern Tokens of Ireland by Gerry Rice 2017 Hardback - New 25-35 MISCELLANEOUS Mahogany Collector's box 30-40