Out of Date Irish Coins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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058235200/out-of-date-irish-coins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?