Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 291
Ireland, George IV (1820-1830), Pennies (2), 1822; 1823, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned harp, edges plain, 17.41g, 6h; 17.47g, 6h (S.6623), one with pinmarking behind bust, dark chocolate surfaces, very good very fine, the other with minor contact marks, yet hints of red, about extremely fine; and Halfpennies (4), 1822 (2); 1823 (2), similar, edges plain, 8.73g, 6h; 9.16g, 6h; 8.39g, 6h; 8.53g, 6h (S.6624), 1823 issues worn and with some pitting, fine, the 1822 examples extremely fine, with flashy residual lustre and toning (6)
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
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Sold for
£300
Starting price
£140
