Featured My Irish Scilling Collection

Now thats a good idea.

 

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You like the lowest grade one? Must have a soft spot for those with more troubled lives haha.

 

I have a few of these.

One of these is a proof (!):

 

Not grade but color.

 

Saw the Traditional Irish group Celtic Woman last week - sensational voices and music! Here’s a pic of the entire group. We did not want the concert to end!

 

very nice...i love those harp Irish coins and have threatened to buy one or two..

 

IRELAND'S POET LAUREATE by Michael Marotta (from ANA "Money Talks" Script #901)

"Our coins must pitch and spin to please the gambler, and pack into rolls to please the banker." Those were the words of Nobel laureate William Butler Yeats. Yeats won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 and was regarded as the greatest poet of his time. He was also in charge of the committee that designed Ireland's coins.

Yeats was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. At that time Ireland was completely under the control of England. While working in England, Yeats joined other Irish patriots who eventually won independence for the Emerald Isle. A world-renown playwright and poet, Yeats was elected to the Irish Senate. He chaired the committee that chose the designs for the coins of the new Irish Free State.

Yeats had seen classical Greek coins while studying and writing in Italy during the late 1800s. He arranged for all of the artists on this project to receive ancient Hellenistic coins, so they could see for themselves the powerful images he wanted to bring to Ireland's coins.

For over seventy years, Ireland's coins changed little from the winning designs of Percy Metcalf, a young sculptor recommended by the British School in Rome and selected by Yeats' committee. The horse, bull, salmon, hound and other animals of Ireland's eight circulating coins were all joined by a common symbol of Ireland's poetic tradition: the Celtic harp.

William Yeats died on January 28, 1939, at the age of 73.

 

Beautiful words and excellent design choices that have continued to impress years later. I can't help but love this review however,

“was glad the committee had at least restrained itself from decorating the coins with borders of interlacing lines of sausages, or alternating eggs and butter pats”

Haha

Gorgeous examples. I've never seen such a dark coin look so stunning. What are the grades if you don't mind me asking?

Beautiful example! I don't collect much of the clad stuff anymore but I can't help but appreciate them as well. All wonderful pieces really.

 

Since I just mentioned the "Airgead" collection at the National Museum (Collins Barracks) elsewhere, why not bring it up again. They also have plaster casts submitted for the coinage of the Irish Free State; here are the 1 scilling (shilling) designs ...

 

Oh, and both William Butler Yeats (2015) and his brother Jack Butler Yeats (2012) have been featured on recent Irish coins. Low mintage surcharged collector coins though. Back to plaster scilling pieces:



Ba the way, I have always liked the font style for words in Irish that are used on Ireland's coins.

Christian

 

Here is the Irish 10 Scilling, concave on both sides with incused edge lettering.
I have 3 of these.



some more random Irish

 

That second one looks quite a bit like the buffalo nickel! Tail and posture. All neat designs but I think they certainly picked the right one by far.

Gorgeous examples. I have been keeping my eye out for a nice George IV Hibernia penny and farthing. Nothing has came along yet that has condition and price at a right place to force my wallet haha.

 

The 1822 Penny was in a large jar full of mixed coinage I bought for £15.

 

Sounds like the right condition and the right price haha. Great find man.

 

63 to both. I think the first one is a bit under-graded though.

 

Agreed. It seems to be a nice one.

 

Hello.i have 1940 with momma sow and little critters.same one in far picture.