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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jackrabb1t, post: 2623805, member: 42482&quot;]This just arrived today:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://eirecoins.com/img_store/5877ee489b36b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ireland 1942 Shilling, PCGS MS-65+</b></p><p>Mintage: 286,000</p><p><br /></p><p>Only 286,000 shillings were minted in 1942, but they are relatively easy to find certified in mint state - PCGS and NGC list 114 in all MS grades in their pop reports (a relatively high amount for Irish coins). So, this was a year where I had plenty of specimens to choose from and I was just waiting for the right coin to show up. This is the coin I was waiting for. Shown is the PCGS True View picture, and it looks just as good in hand. There are quite a few certified examples with a higher numerical grade than this coin, but this is the most eye-appealing example I&#039;ve seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also of note is that 1942 is the last year for silver shillings, and nearly the last year for silver in any Irish coin. Some silver 1943 half crowns and florins exist, but after that all large denomination Irish coins were cupronickel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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