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Charles II. St. Patrick halfpenny, circa 1670.
About fine.
Estimate €100-€120 £70-£90
Large Image & Place Bid 465466
1966 Padraic Pearse Ten-Shilling proof coins
Ten cased Ten Shilling proof coins - eight singles and
one double, in boxes of issue. Fleur de coin, some une-
venly toned.
Estimate €300-€400 £220-£290
Large Image & Place Bid 466467
Twenty pence, 1985. The rare trial piece.
These coins were issued in advance of production to various companies and organisations to facilitate calibration of
vending machines and other coin operated devices such as telephones, meters etc. According to sources in the Cen-
tral Bank less than 50 pieces of the 500 or so issued were not returned. To date about ten examples in private hands
have been recorded, making it one of the rarest Irish modern coins, even scarcer than the 1943 florin. This example has
a slightly speckled appearance with much original colour, about uncirculated.
Telecom Eireann; private collection.
Estimate €5,000-€7,000 £3680-£5150
Large Image & Place Bid 467