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Message:: [QUOTE="FitzjamesHorse, post: 2099600, member: 73793"]I recall a teacher showing us the Ten Shillings coin in 1966. Most were souvenirs. All Dealers seem to have some. It is (so far as I am aware) the only commemorative coin in the pre-decimal era. I have always wanted one and will try and find a reasonably priced coin before 2016 as prices will surely rise.The whole question of commemorating 1916 is a "hot" question and I wont go into here as it would be inappropriate but I have covered it on my own Blog elsewhere.From a purely "Coin" perspective, it seems  ironic to have a Euro coin, which is about Independence. I am in Dublin once every six weeks or so checking change ("shrapnel") is always interesting as it will always show Euro coins from other countries.Probably 20 per cent of 50cents, Euros or Two Euros that I come across are "foreign" (usually German, French, Spanish or Italian). I came across a Two Euro that was new to me on Thirsday and for curiousity I asked my dealer-friend. It was from Finland.The smaller coins are nearly always Irish. As for commemorative Euros. I did not even know they existed until a few months ago. I have never actually seen one in circulation. It seems to be a collector thing.[/QUOTE]