really?

.10cents at a "coin shop"

 

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Not bad I would have haken it

 

Only thing is that is from Ireland, not Italy.

 

Yep, Irish five pence. That and three bucks will get me a Guinness at the local pub. Of course, without the five pence, it's still three bucks.

 

That's why I picked it up, IT"S Irish, not bloody Italian

 

Spends as a quarter if you try.

 

Uh, I'm part Sicilian

 

Ouch.

Christian

 

Da horse



Da bull
da fish
Da doggie




Da henny penny


Anyone have the piggy or the little birdie ???

 

Piggy? Birdie?

 

Tis a Lassie feeling free:

 

Oh, you'll have to atone for that. My dear Father-in Law was Italian and my Mother-in Law was Irish.........what a feisty combo for a daughter, mother and women I most love.......

 

I'll never figure out why this post has created such a roar, If it was the usage of the term "bloody" It's just a mere intensive, an adverb,.... mea culpa.

 

Ah well, we got to see some nice Irish and Italian coins - your new acquisition and some others - this way. The country name goof on the holder I found amusing.

Christian

 

Italians are very well preserved. He does not look a day older than 70.

 

Seems that for the Italian coin issued on the same occasion they took a very similar portrait. http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/nmc7/95-104.jpg Well, one from roughly the same time.

Christian