Old Irish Coins

Barryooosh · 01-04-2014 8:37pm

Ya, i'm sure. I'll try and get a picture up by tomorrow. Thanks for your time.

ADAM J · 12-04-2014 9:38pm

Hi all any idea how much a 1986 20p coin is worth?

Blade · 12-04-2014 10:08pm

ADAM J wrote: »

Hi all any idea how much a 1986 20p coin is worth?

In circulated condition it's just worth it's face value.

tresher · 19-05-2014 12:30pm

Hi Guys,
i had and old coin jar belonging to my father with all the usual coins dating back over a hundred years, but there is also a Wolfe Tone commemoration coin, with the marking Fianna Fail Break the connection, but I cannot find any info on this, could you help out?

Blade · 19-05-2014 5:12pm

tresher wrote: »

Hi Guys,
i had and old coin jar belonging to my father with all the usual coins dating back over a hundred years, but there is also a Wolfe Tone commemoration coin, with the marking Fianna Fail Break the connection, but I cannot find any info on this, could you help out?

Sounds like a 'Bodenstown medal'. Lots of info on Google! Does it or does it look like it had a pin on the back?

owla · 24-09-2014 5:53pm

does anyone else find online coin prices alot more than what the actual coins are officially valued at? or are we happy to pay more for the convenience of them arriving at our door.

hexosan · 24-09-2014 6:04pm

owla wrote: »

does anyone else find online coin prices alot more than what the actual coins are officially valued at? or are we happy to pay more for the convenience of them arriving at our door.

Excessive Online prices are often caused by people either
A.) chancing their arm
B.) not known how to correctly grade coins and selling poorer grades for uncirculated prices.

owla · 25-09-2014 8:11am

Thanks for reply, when i go into sellers they seem to be selling alot of coins and should know what they are doing... a 1940 penny (either fine or very fine) is quoted as being worth €4.00 on irish coinage... an irish seller on ebay wouldnt let one go for less than €40. it didnt look in great nick... when i looked into other items they had some fine coins, would have loved them, but expensive. Is the irish coinage a good guide, how much would you add on to the guide prices for a coin dealer profit... thanks for your time.. trying to build up a collection of old decimals.. finding them expensive online between postage and everything else

hexosan · 25-09-2014 8:20am

owla wrote: »

Thanks for reply, when i go into sellers they seem to be selling alot of coins and should know what they are doing... a 1940 penny (either fine or very fine) is quoted as being worth €4.00 on irish coinage... an irish seller on ebay wouldnt let one go for less than €40. it didnt look in great nick... when i looked into other items they had some fine coins, would have loved them, but expensive. Is the irish coinage a good guide, how much would you add on to the guide prices for a coin dealer profit... thanks for your time.. trying to build up a collection of old decimals.. finding them expensive online between postage and everything else

Don't be in a rush to buy up every coin you see, ignore the listing that look way too expensive, if you bide you time you'll often pick them up at a steal. The likes of the coin fair is a great place to pick up multiple coins and your saving the postage costs on each coin

Decide a max price your willing to pay for each coin and don't go above that amount when bidding on eBay otherwise you'll end up paying over the odds for everything. They all get listed again at some stage in the future.

owla · 25-09-2014 2:42pm

thanks for the info... good to know theres a bit of advice out there....

bubso14 · 09-12-2014 9:28pm

Hi,
Wondering if anyone can help me, can anyone tell if there were any type of irish coins produced/made in 1984?
Can't seem to come across any?

Blade · 09-12-2014 11:09pm

bubso14 wrote: »

can anyone tell if there were any type of irish coins produced/made in 1984?
Can't seem to come across any?

There are no Irish coins dated 1984. Coins weren't minted unless they were needed for circulation and dies were often used until they were worn in order to save money, so they could have actually minted coins in 1984 but using older dies.

bubso14 · 10-12-2014 12:00am

Blade wrote: »

There are no Irish coins dated 1984. Coins weren't minted unless they were needed for circulation and dies were often used until they were worn in order to save money, so they could have actually minted coins in 1984 but using older dies.

Darn it! Thanks for your response!

Blade · 10-12-2014 3:50am

bubso14 wrote: »

Darn it! Thanks for your response!

I assume 1984 is a significant year, perhaps someone born that year that you want a present for? As you can rule out Ireland, maybe look at a coin set from a different country that they might have some attachment to...

Packoman · 20-01-2015 6:32pm

Hi, I hope this is the right thread.

I've a 1964 Irish penny but the coin is gold and the hen/chicks are silver (I assume not pure gold and silver).

Does anyone know why/what this is? I doubt it's worth anything but was wondering if it could be a commemorative coin or something?

I've Googled around but didn't find anything about the gold and silver one.

Thanks.

coylemj · 20-01-2015 7:47pm

Packoman wrote: »

Hi, I hope this is the right thread.

I've a 1964 Irish penny but the coin is gold and the hen/chicks are silver (I assume not pure gold and silver).

Does anyone know why/what this is? I doubt it's worth anything but was wondering if it could be a commemorative coin or something?

I've Googled around but didn't find anything about the gold and silver one.

Thanks.

It's possible that it came from a crowd who have been selling tat for the past few years but before I give you their name, the following health warning applies:

Do not under any circumstances waste money buying from these people and do not give them your contact details or they will start to send you 'samples' and then aggressively demand payment. Everything they sell has zero value as a collectible and is complete rubbish.

The 'Dublin Mint Office' used to sell old pre-decimal pennies which were 'layered' in precious metals and which came accompanied with flowery and romantic marketing bu***it. I'm not even going to post their website address, you really don't want to have anything to do with them but from the description above, it sounds like a product they were selling a few years ago.

Packoman · 20-01-2015 8:07pm

Ah that's a shame. I didn't buy it or anything was just given to me when someone found it lying around.

Thanks a lot for the reply.

Gael23 · 21-01-2015 4:05pm

I have 2 2s 6d coins, one dated 1963 and the other 1964. Are these of any value?

Blade · 21-01-2015 4:59pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

I have 2 2s 6d coins, one dated 1963 and the other 1964. Are these of any value?

I'm afraid not.

Gael23 · 21-01-2015 5:49pm

Blade wrote: »

I'm afraid not.

What punt coins do have value?

Blade · 21-01-2015 6:04pm

ryanf1 wrote: »

What punt coins do have value?

Well I'm not going to list them all out here, there are a few threads already discussing these. Assuming you mean Decimal coins, have a look through this page, prices are outdated but it'll tell you what ones are scarce:

http://irishcoinage.com/DECCAT.HTM

However keep in mind also that rare coins are rare for a reason and you are unlikely to find them in a jar of old change, most of these would be in the hands of collectors and dealers by now.

Coindude · 24-07-2015 12:39am

I have a 1970 50p Irish coin.worth anything ?

Coindude · 24-07-2015 6:30am

Hey how about a 50p coin from 1970

coylemj · 24-07-2015 12:02pm

I'm afraid not. The 50p coin was first issued in 1970 (a year in advance of decimalisation) to replace the 10 shilling note so there would have been a huge number minted.

o_sheehan · 05-08-2015 4:26pm

1974 1p Ireland.
How much is it worth (circulated)

hexosan · 05-08-2015 4:47pm

About as much as the cost of the electricity to write your post.

o_sheehan · 05-08-2015 4:59pm

I have:
1902 1p x1,
1907 1p x1,
1920 1p x1,
1901 1p x1
1890 1p x1,
____________

1919 1/2 p x1

____________

1921 6p x2
1920 6p x2
1907 6p x1
1922 6p x1

______________

How much is that worth

Del.Monte · 05-08-2015 5:09pm

o_sheehan wrote: »

I have:
1902 1p x1,
1907 1p x1,
1920 1p x1,
1901 1p x1
1890 1p x1,
____________

1919 1/2 p x1

____________

1921 6p x2
1920 6p x2
1907 6p x1
1922 6p x1

______________

How much is that worth

Check eBay selling prices if you're genuinely interested in information.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xirish+coins.TRS0&_nkw=irish+coins&_sacat=0

filbert the fox · 12-08-2015 1:39pm

o_sheehan wrote: »

I have:
1902 1p x1,
1907 1p x1,
1920 1p x1,
1901 1p x1
1890 1p x1,
____________

1919 1/2 p x1

____________

1921 6p x2
1920 6p x2
1907 6p x1
1922 6p x1

______________

How much is that worth

Just tell us the condition tsk.

coylemj · 12-08-2015 6:34pm

o_sheehan wrote: »

I have:
1902 1p x1,
1907 1p x1,
1920 1p x1,
1901 1p x1
1890 1p x1,
____________

1919 1/2 p x1

____________

1921 6p x2
1920 6p x2
1907 6p x1
1922 6p x1

______________

How much is that worth

Old Irish Coins?

The sixpenny pieces might have some intrinsic (silver) value, the pennies and ha'penny would be worth feck all unless they're in exceptionally good condition.

filbert the fox · 12-08-2015 9:18pm

coylemj wrote: »

Old Irish Coins?

The sixpenny pieces might have some intrinsic (silver) value, the pennies and ha'penny would be worth feck all unless they're in exceptionally good condition.

which we are still in the dark about?

L1011 · 13-08-2015 2:12pm

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/sixd.html#GVI - read the bit on bullion value there. The silver value is a lot less than it was - its maybe a third of its peak value currently.

The 1920 coin could be .925 or .500, obviously the .925 is worth almost twice the .500 in bullion value. The 1907 is .925 and the later ones are .500

ODriscoll · 18-08-2015 9:39pm

General question re older Irish coins

How can you tell if a older Irish bronze coin like a farthing or halfpenny from the 1930's was a proof?

Is there any easy or foolproof way of telling the difference between a very good non circulated one and a proof?

Blade · 19-08-2015 8:42pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

General question re older Irish coins

How can you tell if a older Irish bronze coin like a farthing or halfpenny from the 1930's was a proof?

Is there any easy or foolproof way of telling the difference between a very good non circulated one and a proof?

As proofs are specially made and not something that happen accidentally, all known ones are noted on the likes of the Irishcoinage website. So you should first check if there were any known proofs for the coin you're examining. If not, you can pretty much rule it out as being a proof. Proofs have a mirror like finish and very sharp rims and details from being struck more than once by highly polished dies and planchets, you should be able to see this with the coin at hand.

Not to be confused with 'proof-like' coins which are normal circulation coins which can occur any year from very early strikes by a new die or a newly polished die. The blanks (or planchets) in this instance are not polished. A proof-like will also have somewhat of a mirror finish but not as much as a proof, but it will also lack the sharpness of a proof. It can be hard to tell the difference sometimes!

ODriscoll · 20-08-2015 12:02pm

Blade wrote: »

As proofs are specially made and not something that happen accidentally, all known ones are noted on the likes of the Irishcoinage website. So you should first check if there were any known proofs for the coin you're examining. If not, you can pretty much rule it out as being a proof. Proofs have a mirror like finish and very sharp rims and details from being struck more than once by highly polished dies and planchets, you should be able to see this with the coin at hand.

Not to be confused with 'proof-like' coins which are normal circulation coins which can occur any year from very early strikes by a new die or a newly polished die. The blanks (or planchets) in this instance are not polished. A proof-like will also have somewhat of a mirror finish but not as much as a proof, but it will also lack the sharpness of a proof. It can be hard to tell the difference sometimes!

Thanks and very useful.

Separate point.

In among a bag of Irish coins I found a 1980 2pence in silver base colour
and a halfpenny from 1964 in a light gold colour??

Anyone ever come across this before

ODriscoll · 20-08-2015 12:52pm

some photos with other 2pence for comparison
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XkRvU6CMxRk/VdW-FlZc4tI/AAAAAAAAAAU/UozZhPnc_vY/s1600/SAM_7328.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdN3HttVd1k/VdW-EE0qw_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/uLP_YpqEtWo/s1600/SAM_7327.JPG

also noticed on the 2p the 0 on the 1980? date is that a mint error or??

the halfpenny which looks nice just a mystery to me
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ogTWLrXib8E/VdW-LluI5JI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ONEqY7F6M9U/s1600/SAM_7329.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Y3LgHoU0uk/VdW-XOk_iWI/AAAAAAAAAAk/uFkq5cLSJBM/s1600/SAM_7330.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XTbb-A8nkr0/VdW-Z7kmE8I/AAAAAAAAAAs/aWTAFT5_3wQ/s1600/SAM_7331.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zMYEUwZa5dY/VdW-drRrtAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/W8_FSI72VhU/s1600/SAM_7332.JPG

Blade · 26-08-2015 3:39pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

In among a bag of Irish coins I found a 1980 2pence in silver base colour and a halfpenny from 1964 in a light gold colour??

Anyone ever come across this before

It's hard to tell from the photos but the halfpenny just looks like a normal 'almost UNC' coin which has still retained all it's lustre. Sitting beside heavily toned other coins, that's what it looks like. You'd really need to put it beside another unc coin for any difference to show up in a photo as it could be a different metal.

As regards the 2 pence it's hard to tell if it's a real error struck on a wrong metal or if someone has chemically removed the copper from a normal coin. These coins were copper covered steel and removing the copper would expose the steel beneath, a tell tale sign of this is that the image is blurry not sharp when the copper has been removed after the coin has been struck. Yours does look blurry so my guess is that's what happened there. If the coin had been struck on a steel planchet the image would be sharp and this would be a real error. The blobs you see in the date are just excess metal, which was a common occurrence with decimal coins, not classed as a real or significant error.

TotallyEpic · 12-10-2015 6:13pm

I received a want list from a friend of mine in Portugal, where would be a good place in Dublin to grab some old Irish coins?

Del.Monte · 12-10-2015 8:41pm

TotallyEpic wrote: »

I received a want list from a friend of mine in Portugal, where would be a good place in Dublin to grab some old Irish coins?

Valuable ones at the RDS at "Stampa 2015" 16th/18th October

http://collectireland.com/numismatics/

or try the Arcade Market off Sth.Great Georges Street for run of the mill coins - Lir Coins

http://www.georgesstreetarcade.com/index.php/find-shops/antiques-collectibles/item/lir-coins?category_id=5

Totofan99 · 15-10-2015 2:57am

Blade wrote: »

It's hard to tell from the photos but the halfpenny just looks like a normal 'almost UNC' coin which has still retained all it's lustre. Sitting beside heavily toned other coins, that's what it looks like. You'd really need to put it beside another unc coin for any difference to show up in a photo as it could be a different metal.

As regards the 2 pence it's hard to tell if it's a real error struck on a wrong metal or if someone has chemically removed the copper from a normal coin. These coins were copper covered steel and removing the copper would expose the steel beneath, a tell tale sign of this is that the image is blurry not sharp when the copper has been removed after the coin has been struck. Yours does look blurry so my guess is that's what happened there. If the coin had been struck on a steel planchet the image would be sharp and this would be a real error. The blobs you see in the date are just excess metal, which was a common occurrence with decimal coins, not classed as a real or significant error.

Weren't those 1p and 2p coins struck in bronze? Up until 1990 I believe. They were copper plated steel from 1990 on.

Blade · 15-10-2015 4:02am

Totofan99 wrote: »

Weren't those 1p and 2p coins struck in bronze? Up until 1990 I believe. They were copper plated steel from 1990 on.

I never knew that, thanks! If that's so then the coin is a real error.

Totofan99 · 15-10-2015 4:03am

Blade wrote: »

I never knew that, thanks! If that's so then the coin is a real error.

You're welcome.

And yep, it must be!

Jim3592 · 06-11-2015 1:52am

Hi. Looking for some info. I have a large amount of Irish coins from penny's to pound coins and would like to know are they worth anything other than what the central bank will give me. I'm not sure how far back they date or if there is anything special in them. What should I be looking for to see if they are collectors items. Thanks

Francie Barrett · 09-11-2015 2:16pm

The decimal coinage is only likely to be worth face value unless you have something like an 1985 20p or a 1992 10p.

Try this page for pre-decimal stuff - http://www.irishcoinage.com/MODCAT.HTM#modhcr

ODriscoll · 21-12-2015 8:55pm

Not had a chance for a while to check if more feedback, I had just put the 2p in a capsule and stored for another day.
Appreciate both of your replies.

As you might be able to see from the photos, it does have brass color showing on the edges in small parts, I 'guess' that could be from the striking or because it could have been sprayed or plated a silver look!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdN3HttVd1...0/SAM_7327.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XkRvU6CMxR...0/SAM_7328.JPG

If it was a error, any idea of how I could confirm and if so it's likely value.

Blade · 21-12-2015 11:51pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

As you might be able to see from the photos, it does have brass color showing on the edges in small parts, I 'guess' that could be from the striking or because it could have been sprayed or plated a silver look!

First, sorry I edited your post by accident instead of clicking 'quote', I blame the man flu, my head's in a mess.

Anyway, if you can see the copper showing through, it was most likely silver plated by someone. A jeweler could tell you.

Sligo Quay · 22-12-2015 3:32pm

Blade wrote: »

First, sorry I edited your post by accident instead of clicking 'quote', I blame the man flu, my head's in a mess.

Take it easy Blade, I always value your expertise and knowledge in numismatics, it beats going to some of the ''dealers'' anyday, have a happy Christmas and keep the forum alive in 2016.

ODriscoll · 22-12-2015 7:19pm

Blade wrote: »

First, sorry I edited your post by accident instead of clicking 'quote', I blame the man flu, my head's in a mess.

Anyway, if you can see the copper showing through, it was most likely silver plated by someone. A jeweler could tell you.

No problems at all, appreciate your time and knowledge.

Great Christmas and new year to you and yours and everyone of us.

Blade · 22-12-2015 9:03pm

Sligo Quay wrote: »

Take it easy Blade, I always value your expertise and knowledge in numismatics, it beats going to some of the ''dealers'' anyday, have a happy Christmas and keep the forum alive in 2016.

ODriscoll wrote: »

No problems at all, appreciate your time and knowledge.

Great Christmas and new year to you and yours and everyone of us.

Thanks guys, Merry Christmas to you and all the forum members.

karzz · 20-10-2016 10:24pm

Hi Guys...

I have the following coins...are they worth anything...

1992, 1996 and 2000 20p Coins (One with Horse)
1975, 1978 and 1980 10p Coin (One with Fish)

1990 One Pound Coin (Punt with Deer)

1999 reduced size 10p..

Thanks

Old Irish Coins

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