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Auction: 332 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 89

Ireland Grouping of Daniel O'Connor Medals. Erin Mavorneen, (1816). White Metal. 49mm. By William Stephen Mossop. Draped bust of O'Connor right / ERIN MA VORNEEN within wreath. Holed for suspension at 12:00. A few tiny nicks typical of white metal; Repeal of the Union-Liberator. Bronze. 35mm. Unsigned. O'Connor bust left / Crowned harp between shamrocks; "Great, Glorious and Free" legend. Obverse hairline; Death of O'Connor, 1847. Silver or Silvered AE. 38.5mm. Bust left, THE FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY below / Hibernia mourning before his tomb. Pinscratches; Centennial of his Birth, 1875. White Metal. 42mm. By W.T. Parkes. Head ¾ left / Vital dates and events in leaves of a shamrock, crowned harp at center. Holed at 12:00; White Metal. 34mm. By W. Woodhouse. Head right / Setting sun, Irish greyhound beside harp before obelisk. Holed at 12:00. Extremely Fine. (5)

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