Out of Date Irish Coins

Quitelife

Found about 30 punts worth of Irish coins in a bag the weekend.

Whats the story with cashing them in somewhere in Dublin city centre?

A few of them are the Dublin 1988 Millenium 50p coins , presume their all worth the same as 50p anyways ie no shop buys coins out there

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058235200/out-of-date-irish-coins

Any chance there's a 1985 Irish 20 pence coin there ?

clintondaly

Some pricing on coins here, I think the Millennium ones are worth more than face value

http://www.irishcoinage.com/index.html

Quitelife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709690#Comment_118709690

No theres 15 Twenty pence coins - mostly 1986-88-96

Gregor Samsa

Assuming there's noting of collector value in there, you can exchange them at the Central Bank for IR£1 = €1.269738.

I spotted a sign in a not-quite-an-antiques shop in Ennis the other week that said they'd buy coins and notes for IR£1 = €1, so maybe there's other places that buy them to sell them to tourists, but the rates are hardly going to be as good as exchanging them in the CB.

Quitelife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709701#Comment_118709701

Interesting piece - all the coins i have are circulated coins so face value only for me im afraid - seems only mint unused coins for 1980-2000 are worth anything extra bar a rare issue.

Nodster

I know of an artist in Balbriggan who crafts jewellery from old Irish coins, he has a facebook page called Strange Change

L1011

Circulated condition Millennium 50ps can be shifted for a bit more than their 63c value, ditto the 2000 Broighter Boat £1, but can you be bothered spending the time? Unless someone nearby offers to buy them its probably just easier to give them to the Central Bank for conversion value.

Trigger Happy

I have a full set of 1971 mint coins in a display wallet somewhere...that's the most boring thing I have said today.

Quitelife

Looked up the central bank and you can drop them into their offices with account details and theyll lodge the proceeds to your bank account or else you can post to them

Unless you live near Dublin how could you justify posting a bag of coin - your postage could be more!

cml387

Back in 1985 I worked for a company who were hoping to supply payphones to Telecom Eireann (as was ).

I had the new 20p coin in my hand then (and warned not to lose it).

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710626#Comment_118710626

How much would you get for a thruppenny bit?

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710978#Comment_118710978

Tell us you have a handful of them .

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118711042#Comment_118711042

About 30% of a floirin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710904#Comment_118710904

Was it your communion money?

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118711042#Comment_118711042

Thruppence.

Victor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709770#Comment_118709770

That shop has some cheek!

@Quitelife If they are in reasonable condition and you are in or near Dublin, I might be interested.

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118711042#Comment_118711042

Thruppence.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118711042#Comment_118711042

Three fiddy...

YFlyer

Wait for all yere English pound coins. Out of date.

All of this excess coinage. A conundrum that would puzzle even Papa McGregor.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710626#Comment_118710626

That's disappointing. I deliberately kept 4 50p Millennium coins in the hope that some day they would be a collectors item and worth a bit. 20 years have passed and nothing.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118711042#Comment_118711042

My ould fella used to use 'thruppeny bits' as rhyming slang for a ladies bosom.

Captain Barnacles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709690#Comment_118709690

Wasn't the 20p coin introduced in 1986 ?

Victor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718209#Comment_118718209

Pre-circulation coins are usually made for testing vending machines, payphones, etc.

Captain Barnacles

Right so very limited, therefore high value ...

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718385#Comment_118718385

Couple of thousand euros depending on its quality.

YFlyer

The old shilling coin used to do damage in Germany.

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118717936#Comment_118717936

Keep holding until 2988, it’s bound to be worth something a millennium after the millennium.

Quitelife

Seems like you have to make an apointment in the Central Bank between 11 and 3 on weekdays for someone to meet you and take your coins off you.

Unless you live in Dublin city centre its a big enough ask for 30 punts worth of coins

Saladin Ane

Where are you based?

I must admit to getting nostalgic about the old notes and coins. They were so unique and interesting, although very big if I remember.

Does anyone have any opinions on the old versus new Euro, in terms of aesthetics?

thesandeman

I don't know if he's still around but there used to be a lad in the George's Arcade who bought a lot of notes and coins off me.

He was pretty fair and always gave me more than the Central Bank would. Anything he couldn't sell on he would give me back to bring to the CB.

There used to be a forum for that kind of thing on Boards but I can't find anything since the changes.

GusGus

I have an album of Irish coins that has been unearthed- some are modern like coming from 1980s - but some go back to 1928 - my favourite is a coin from 1966 with Padraig Pearce - it’s a conclave coin - never saw one before. Anyone know where I could go to get someone to tell me if it’s all junk or even worth looking at - before you ask no 20p 1985 - but I did see one on sale on done deal for very cheap. Any ideas let me know! Thanks

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119677850#Comment_119677850

Irish coins dated 1928 are the first minted by the state , so a collector might be interested in them.

The Pearse coin sounds like a ten shilling commemorative coin , depending on its quality, maybe 40 euros.

Whoever owned your album seems to have a little bit of knowledge around Irish coins.

bb12

i recently found a 2005 2 euro belgium coin that i had left in a box back in 2005...it had an unusual design so i looked it up and i see it's for sale for up to 20 quid these days..think i'll hang onto it!

EmmetSpiceland

What’s a millennium 50p trading at these days?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119678151#Comment_119678151

Maybe 2 quid in normal condition. More if its in very good nick.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119677850#Comment_119677850

Any 'very cheap' 1985 20ps are forgeries.

corner of hells

There's a site called "Irish Coinage" , worth a look for info about Irish coins.

Quantum Erasure

I've a load of out of date irish euro coins, from 2002 up to about 2018....

Gregor Samsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119678234#Comment_119678234

I don't think that's the use-by date on the back of them.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710574#Comment_118710574

It's illegal in some countries to destroy or deface money, don't know if that's the case here.

The old bronze 1p and 2p coins (not the copper coated steel ones later) ended up being worth a good bit more for their metal value than their face value.

Same with US 1c coins until they went to copper-plated as well (now that's a stupidly low value coin these days. According to Wikipedia, even the modern cheaper version costs 2c to make)

The decimal 1/2p coins used to be used by plumbers to block the end of a pipe if they hadn't got the correct fitting to hand.

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119678223#Comment_119678223

Interesting, I think my Dad might have a few coins which he might not exactly appreciate the true value of… 😵‍💫

Pauliedragon

With cash looking like its on the way out I wonder if my old AIB card will be worth anything in a hundred years like the way we look back on old cash now🤔

Fallout2022

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119678234#Comment_119678234

They leave a margin of error in there. You can likely still use them. If they smell ok.

Quantum Erasure

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119682634#Comment_119682634

found McGregor's alt account...

MakersMark

Lidl will accept them at euro value.

Cool Fool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709690#Comment_118709690

I have one of those. Late father had a collection of all sorts with every coin from 1985 ( year of my birth). Think they’re in the attic.

corner of hells

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119683109#Comment_119683109

Stick up a pic of the 1985 20p coin , give us a look.

dxhound2005

That could be an idea for a TV programme. How about "Cash in the Attic" as a working title?