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Old Irish Coins

  • 08-08-2005 6:10pm
    #1
    The General
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭


    Are they worth anything yet? I have the following

    1986 20p coin
    1976 10p coin
    1974 5p coin
    1971 2p coin
    1971 halfpenny coin
    1963 2s coin
    1959 6d coin
    1955 1s coin
    1942 1d coin
    1941 2s6d coin


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  • #2
    waldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭waldo


    at a rough guess i'd say 3-4 euros for the lot. They are only worth what somebody else is prepared to pay you. There's still lots of those coins in jars/cupboards ect all around the country. unless they are of very good quality they'll never be worth much.


  • #3
    dermo88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭dermo88


    The only one that catches my eye is the 1941 2s6d coin

    The rest are more or less scrap metal.

    Otherwise, get yourself down to Georges Street Arcade, there is a coin dealer there.

    The 2s6d might get upward of 5 Euro, since its 0.833 silver and relatively scarce, but the rest are common enough, even if a few missed being melted in the early 1990's when the 5p and 10p were reduced in size.


  • #4
    bullock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭bullock


    I have a pound coin from 1990 and it has a milled edge .... Is it worth anything??? An edge like an old 10p.


  • #5
    dermo88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭dermo88


    In the mid to late 1990's, the Pound Coin with the milled edge could fetch IR£10.00 from a coin dealer. With the Euro coming along, this variety is quite scarce. Its estimated that 1 in 100 coins minted had this flaw.

    The same flaw occured in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and I did not observe any after that. Working in a betting office during the late 1990's meant I was able to get my hands on a few of this variety. I have 6 left at home in Ireland. The rest were sold when I needed money occasionally.

    Off the top of my head, this flaw would fetch 20 Euro. This is up on the 1990's amount. Also, do bear in mind that any kind of Irish Pound soared in value within 2 years of the Euro changeover. My expertise in these matters tends towards the banknote side of things however. The fact that the Irish Pound was a stable currency, that held its value fairly well, and the state did'nt go mad on the printing presses meant that the notes are scarcer than most other countries. The IR£1.00 note for example can fetch 5 Euro in mint condition.


  • #6
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,292 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    i know its not a coin, but how much would an old irish pound note fetch?


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  • #7
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,838 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    How about the millenium pound coin?


  • #8
    grimloch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭grimloch


    cormie wrote:
    How about the millenium pound coin?

    Isn't there two "millenium" coins? One with 2000 and the thingy on the front and wasn't there one made in 1987 too?


  • #9
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    grimloch wrote:
    Isn't there two "millenium" coins? One with 2000 and the thingy on the front and wasn't there one made in 1987 too?
    there's only one millenium pound coin, the one with the viking boat on it.

    the other one your are thinking of (the 1987 one) is a 50p coin.


  • #10
    dermo88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭dermo88


    Which kind of Pound note

    The Queen Maedhbh (Famine Victim lookalike) Pound note will fetch up to 5 or 6 Euro, depending on date and condition. Variants from the 1970's are relatively scarce now. Later versions in circulated condition, you will be lucky to get 2.50 to 3.00 Euro for these now.

    The Lady Lavery, traditional Irish Pound, can fetch anything, put up the serial number, date of issue and condition, I can make a rough guess.

    Any tears on the note, and I mean any, will seriously ruin value. They can be worse than penmarks.

    Surface damage to the ink and paper, will also have an effect.

    To get anywhere, notes have to be in very good condition, close to mint condition to hold their value above and beyond inflation. Plenty of people keep a few from a changeover and find their value has decreased beyond inflation. There are notable exceptions to this rule in Ireland. Ploughman Pound notes, in any condition are extremely rare.


  • #11
    Oliviamulhall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Oliviamulhall


    The General wrote: »
    Are they worth anything yet? I have the following

    1986 20p coin


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  • #12
    peggysue
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭peggysue


    anyone know if a silver dollar is worth anything?


  • #13
    nimron
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭nimron


    hello,
    i was just wondering if anyone would know the value of some old coins i have. they are from 1916 and 1917, they are both english and irish, if anyone knows could they pm me as in not entirely confident in how to use boards,
    thank you.


  • #14
    Dr Strange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Dr Strange


    nimron wrote: »
    ...not entirely confident in how to use boards,
    thank you.

    Hi nimron and welcome to boards.ie!

    Here are some useful tips for newcomers to boards.ie: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=98

    Also make sure to read the respective charters of each forum you are posting in as the rules are quite different from one forum to another. As a general rule: personal abuse and spamming will get you site-banned on any forum so be careful of that.

    Don't hesitate to contact any moderator for help. Sometimes it may take a while to get an answer because we are not online 24 hours a day but you will receive answer as soon as possible.

    I hope you enjoy it here. ;)

    Best,
    Preusse


  • #15
    nimron
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭nimron


    thank you for your help, it is very much appreciated,
    nimron


  • #16
    V Bull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭V Bull


    Hi guys, here's a link that might be of use and help..........

    http://www.irishcoinage.com/MODCAT.HTM

    I've got a small collection of Irish Notes and coins and I use this link to get the history and values and stuff...................try it out :cool:


  • #17
    V Bull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭V Bull


    This is a photo of an Irish 3 Pound Note that I have, not worth much I'm told but unusual all the same.

    3 pound note.jpg

    Have you anything unusual out there ??

    :cool:


  • #18
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    The Millennium 50p piece was dated 1988 (not 87) to celebrate the Dublin Millennium. The Millennium pound coin was to celebrate the turn of the millennium in 2000. Neither are worth much more than their face value. There are however cased Silver proof's of the Pound and Cupro nickel proofs of the 50p especially released for collectors by the central bank.

    Milled edge pound coins are worth around 20 Euro as mentioned already. This error was noted when the first batch of pound coins were released in 1990, it was in the newspapers at the time that the central bank was trying to recall them. However the problem kept happening in later years right up to the last one which was the millennium coin. The coins were first milled, then in a separate process had a security engrailing added, some however didn't go through the second process.

    1986 20p's aren't worth a damn either, this was the first year that these coins were released so typically they had a huge start off mintage. Just like 1928 and 2002 had for new coinage. However if you had one of these 20p's dated 1985 that would be a different story. Before this new 20p was to be introduced in 1986 the likes of Telecom Eireann were given a handful to calibrate their phone boots and make sure they would take the new coinage. These "test" coins were minted and dated 1985 and are now worth in the region of 10 to 15,000 Euro. One of the ministers for finance (I think it was actually Charlie McCreevy) found one in his desk and gave it to the museum.


  • #19
    RedPeppers
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭RedPeppers


    Hi Guys,

    Ive got a coin from 1806 that reads GEORGIUS III·D:G·REX· on it. Could this be worth anything does anyone know?


  • #20
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    I'm afraid not, these are quite common, I'm assuming it's Hibernia with harp. Unless it's in absolutely mint uncirculated condition.


  • #21
    RedPeppers
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭RedPeppers


    Hey Blade, i have checked it actually says Britannia on the back of it
    with someone holding a branch. Looks like its British!


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  • #22
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    That someone is actually Britannia herself. That's the British one and theres also an Irish version with Hibernia and Harp. Unfortunately these are all pretty common I'm afraid, so unless they're in Mint condition they aren't worth a whole lot.


  • #23
    clotsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭clotsie


    i recently came in to possesion of some irish coins

    can anyone adivce as to the value of...

    a 1940 and 1968 chikless penny coins


  • #24
    Irishtrekkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭Irishtrekkie


    i have alot of 1910 , 1913, 1914 , 1916 ect (have about 10) one pennys with king george on them , worth anything ?


  • #25
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Contrary to popular belief, the chickless pennies are not a variety, as in the dies used where not different to the ordinary ones. The missing chick was a result of worn dies in that particular spot. I can prove this as I have many of these with varying degrees of the chick disappearing. In other words from different stages of mintage as the dies were wearing down. However for it to be truly chickless the beak of the chick to the right of it must be missing. This is were the dies were at their most worn. Value for these fully chickless is about 5 to 10 euro depending on who you can convince.

    The 1940 penny is the scarcest of the dates, however value ranges from 3 euro for a toned mediocre condition to anything into the hundreds for uncirculated ones with original lustre remaining. Value of coins is based mainly on their condition.


  • #26
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Irishtrekkie wrote: »
    i have alot of 1910 , 1913, 1914 , 1916 ect (have about 10) one pennys with king george on them , worth anything ?

    Of those dates you mentioned, the answer is not if they are worn which they usually are assuming they have "average circulation wear". Again it's all about condition. I don't specialise in English but of these pennies some dates of value to note would be the 1902 low tide variety, 1950,1951 and 1953. Oh and the 1933 which you could retire on, but don't expect to find one :)


  • #27
    clotsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭clotsie


    thanks for advice blade, i had previously phoned a coin dealer in liverpool for help, he has offered me £50stg for 1942 chickless coin. should i take it? clotsie


  • #28
    clotsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭clotsie


    att blade , that last post should read 1940 chickless coin. the offer was made without the coin been seen. hense my suspicion.


  • #29
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    I'm very surprised he's offered you anything at all without having a very close up look at the coin. It sounds like he hasn't a clue to be honest. This chickless effect happened more so in 1968 and 1942, so he's assuming the 1940 chickless would be rare. He'd be right that this would be rare but personally I doubt this coin is truly chickless like in my description above. I would need to see it to believe it as I've seen many people on ebay advertising these coins as chickless when they aren't. As I said theres different degrees of this effect. If you can get me a very good close up scan or pic of the missing chick area, I'll tell you. Either way £50 is a good offer.


  • #30
    clotsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭clotsie


    thanks blade, i will take your advice. i contacted dealer and have advised that i will sell at 50£ stg. i expect to complete tomorrow.


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  • #31
    Sack
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭Sack


    Hi all,

    I heard recently that an Irish 20p coined in 1986 was worth a bit of money. Is this true and if so, how much is it worth roughly?

    Thanks in advance.


  • #32
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Sack wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I heard recently that an Irish 20p coined in 1986 was worth a bit of money. Is this true and if so, how much is it worth roughly?

    Thanks in advance.

    Then you heard wrong. I already answered this question on this thread. This is the post:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=55478357&postcount=18

    It's the 1985 20p thats very rare. The only scarce 1986 coins are the halfpenny, 10p and 50p which were only minted to complete the official 1986 set and not released into general circulation.


  • #33
    aby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭aby1


    Hi, I just registered tonight so I hope I get this right and post in the right place.

    I'm trying to find out if some old banknotes are of any value today. My boyfried recently found some that he was given a few years ago....they are:

    1 £20 dated 21-3-62, signed whitaker and (somebody!) Some tears

    3 £1 dated 17-9-70 and 17-5-74, signed whitaker and murray, 2 ok, 1 with tears

    1 £1 dated 17-7-89, can't make out signatures, very good condition

    1 £1 dated 15-11-43, signed Adams. Looks more English than Irish but it's got bank of ireland on it so???

    Few coins too but still trying to figure out what some of them are and where they're from.

    Hope someone can help (Thanks in advance):)

    Bye


  • #34
    GUNMONEY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭GUNMONEY


    Hi,
    Have a look on
    http://www.irishpapermoney.com/in/intro1.html


  • #35
    Chopper71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Chopper71


    Hi,


    I'm looking for the Irish 5p coins from about 10 years ago, just wondering if you would know where I could find them in bulk. Tried the central bank but they said they dont sell old coins to the public !

    Any thoughts, let me know. Looking for several hundred.

    Thanks


  • #36
    hippychippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭hippychippy


    Anyone know if an 1805, george 111 Irish penny, is worth anything?? good condition


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  • #37
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Depends what you mean by "good" condition. If it was uncirculated with original red lustre remaining then yeh, otherwise no, not really. They are quite common.


  • #38
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Chopper71 wrote: »
    Hi,


    I'm looking for the Irish 5p coins from about 10 years ago, just wondering if you would know where I could find them in bulk. Tried the central bank but they said they dont sell old coins to the public !

    Any thoughts, let me know. Looking for several hundred.

    Thanks

    I have a few hundred of them here. Pm me for further details.



    Also if anyone knows wher ei can get the coin display cards. Empty ones so i can put my coins into. E.G. the decimal set display cards. I know you can get them in georges street arcade but i am looking for a large quantity of them. any help would be greatly appreciated


  • #39
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Why don't you ask him for price on bulk, let me know what price he quotes you and I'll tell you if it's a good price. I presume you're talking about the clear hard plastic cases with the inserts. Theres at least 4 different types of those. If this is a new venture for you I would advise you not to get carried away as decimal sets and even pre decimal "type" sets don't fetch much money. Particularly when they are made up of common dates, or even worse circulated coins. I would advise you test the water first by buying a few cases.


  • #40
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Cool thanks for your advice. I was in georges street the other day and all i could get were the decimal ones with no hard case just a plastic pouch thing. I bought a couple just for my own use. think they were €1.50 each. Myself and the girlfriend have come across 100's of coins her dad had. Just thinking of doing something with them. Do you know where i could get the display boards and or the hard plastic covers for them? Thanks again :)


  • #41
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    He'd be able to get them for you too, just tell him what you want. 1.50 is fine for the inserts with a soft pouch. The ones with the hard cases should cost around 3-4 euro. I get them from the same place he does, it's from a dealer who doesn't have a shop and only deals with the trade. You need to decide exactly what type of sets you want to put together, theres a few different decimal and a few different pre decimal types and also a Euro one.


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  • #42
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    Great. Sure i can ask them to get me some. Thanks a million for your expert advice :)


  • #43
    regob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭regob


    hi there ive got an irish coin which dates in the late 1800s its got a large circumfrance, in comparisson to other coins, dont no wat its called, could ya tell me bout it and if its valuable


  • #44
    L1m1tless
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1m1tless


    you could look it up on www.irishcoinage.com ;)


  • #45
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    regob wrote: »
    hi there ive got an irish coin which dates in the late 1800s its got a large circumfrance, in comparisson to other coins, dont no wat its called, could ya tell me bout it and if its valuable

    Not without a picture of both sides no, it could be anything for God sakes :)


  • #46
    GUNMONEY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭GUNMONEY


    No Irish coins were issued in late 1800's.
    Irishcoinage.com might not help.
    Try ebay go to coins if you can tell what country even better and type in the date. You should find something that matches
    If not post a picture.:)

    regob wrote: »
    hi there ive got an irish coin which dates in the late 1800s its got a large circumfrance, in comparisson to other coins, dont no wat its called, could ya tell me bout it and if its valuable


  • #47
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    It could well be an undated Irish token. I think it's safe to assume he/she doesn't know the actual date as they just said "late 1800's". Anyway to ask such a broad question like that is just plain silly, they didn't even describe what was on it.


  • #48
    looder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭looder


    hi I've a full set of year 2000 coins from 1p up to both pound coins - Are these worth anything at the moment?

    will they ever be worth much?

    thanks

    Looder


  • #49
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    looder wrote: »
    hi I've a full set of year 200 coins from 1p up to both pound coins - Are these worth anything at the moment?

    will they ever be worth much?

    They'll never be anything to write home about, at least not in your lifetime. The official 2000 Mint uncirculated set from the central bank shot up in value when the Euro came in and is now worth around 80 Euro. Circulated coins are generally not worth a damn unless they had an extremely low mintage, history has shown that circulated coins haven't even kept up with inflation and that was through more troubled times over the last 100 years.


  • #50
    Bajingo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 889 ✭✭✭Bajingo


    Hello im new to this section of boards but have been interested in coin collectingfor a while...my late grandmother had a lot of coins from all over the world if anybody could help i.d. them that would be great...

    Also, could anybody tell me if this coin is worth anything..

    Its a 1937 penny on one side there is a woman in battle dresswith union jack shield and a trident with a lighthouse in the background....

    On the other side there is a head with writing saying

    GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F: D:IND:IMP

    Thanks


  • #51
    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    It's just an English penny and unless it's in mint uncirculated condition with lustre still remaining, then it's not worth anything. Some keydates of this series worth noting are the 1902 low tide variety, the unique 1933, 1950 and 1951 "Bermuda".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_British_penny_(1901%E2%80%931970))

    While some questions can be answered by description only, it would be better if people posted a scan or photo of the coins they want information on.


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