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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 2099585, member: 8703&quot;]Ireland has one of the most conservative euro commemorative coin programs and it attracted me as a starting point with collecting euro uncirculated and proof sets.&nbsp; My best find was a pristine official 2002 uncirculated set for the bargain price of just US$60.&nbsp; This set often sells for more than US$100. I have all the euro proof and uncirculated sets in my collection and nearly all the 5-, 10- and 15-euro silver commemoratives.&nbsp; The James Joyce 10-euro coins are particularly sought after.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another set I found for a bargain price was a beautiful 1966 uncirculated set in the hinged green case complete with the 10/- silver 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.&nbsp; From what I have read, the silver 10/- was designed to circulate but rarely did so and many of these half-pound coins were sent to the melting pot.</p><p><br /></p><p>It should be interesting to see what Ireland decides to issue next year with the centennial of the Easter Rising upcoming.</p><p><br /></p><p>To complement any American Kennedy half dollar collection, Ireland issued a proof 2013-dated 10-euro piece, in the old crown standard of .925 silver, 28.28g weight and 38.61mm diameter, for the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy&#039;s visit to Ireland.</p><p><br /></p><p>Irish coin designs are always dignified and classically understated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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