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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jackrabb1t, post: 2537539, member: 42482&quot;]Beautiful coin, @<font size="4">lordmarcovan. </font>I&#039;ll follow one Atlas Numismatics purchase with another:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1968 Ireland Penny, PCGS SP-66RB</b></p><p>Ex. King&#039;s Norton Mint Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://eirecoins.com/img_store/57f1ba4815773.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I am so excited about this one. It&#039;s my first truly rare coin. This is one of only 20 pieces minted by The Imperial Metals Ltd. of Birmingham for inclusion in a small number of sets to mark the end of Sterling coinage in Ireland and the introduction of the Decimal currency. For some reason the rest of the coins for those sets were never struck (presumably), and these 20 pennies were put on a shelf and forgotten about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, these have surfaced (along with numerous other coins from the King&#039;s Norton Mint collection), and several have sold at auction. The majority of the others I&#039;ve seen have uneven toning and are unattractive. This one is a beauty, however.</p><p><br /></p><p>The asking price was quite dear, but the time to buy a coin like this is when you see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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