Ireland, 7 x Base Metal Coins, Charles I to George III comprising: Charles I farthing,...
Ireland, 7 x Base Metal Coins, Charles I to George III comprising: Charles I farthing, 'Richmond' issue, mm: annulet(?), single-arched crown, no inner circles, struck off-centre GFine, James II, 'Limerick Besieged' issue halfpenny 1691, struck over large gunmoney shilling, obv. laureate & draped bust, rev. Hibernia seated, legends misstruck & out of alignment, VG, George I halfpenny 1723 stop after date, 'William Wood's Coinage,' obv. laureate bust, rev. Hibernia seated, leaning on harp & holding branch, Fine to GFine & farthing 1723 reads 'DEI GRATIA REX, some rev. corrosion Fine/VG, George II halfpenny 1737 obv. Young Head laureate bust, rev. crowned harp, small lettering, several edge knocks, surface corrosion o/wise Fine & halfpenny 1747 similar to 1737 halfpenny but large lettering VG & a contemporary forgery of a George III halfpenny 1783 'London Coinage' obv. laureate bust, rev. crowned harp, VG
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