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Title: irish farthing
Post by: mickycoin "mick" on May 19, 2009, 02:30:24 PM
me again found this over the gower about a year ago irish farthing ;D mick


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: sodbuster on May 19, 2009, 02:37:44 PM
Nice find andit looks to be in good nick ! . Is that a picture of a stags head on the 2nd photo?


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 19, 2009, 02:41:21 PM
Have you dated it fella ?  Lovely coin that


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on May 19, 2009, 02:48:17 PM
arrrr yes,  its got a stags head on it instead of the harp, hmmm
 iv'e got a couple of half pennies with the harp on,


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: mickycoin "mick" on May 19, 2009, 02:54:07 PM
hi told it was edward 111 1300


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: coleggwent(phil) on May 19, 2009, 03:23:28 PM
nice coin alan i thought they had the kings head on them not a stags head whats that all about ??? ???


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: ROMAN STEVE on May 19, 2009, 04:29:49 PM
lovely coin never seen one of those before


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: hedgehog on May 19, 2009, 07:41:00 PM
Hard to find those Mick, lovely little coin , glad Al i.d.'d the stags head, thought my eyes had gone funny again.


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on May 20, 2009, 06:28:24 AM
i don't know if this is any clearer hedgehog,
 by the way, what is it made from.  is it silver,  looks like a hammered,,  i can't quite make out the date at the top,.
Alan


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: Beefy (GARETH) on May 20, 2009, 06:38:06 AM
ALAN THAT IS A VERY NICE COIN BUD HOPE TO FIND ONE LIKE THAT SOON BEEFY


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: mickycoin "mick" on May 20, 2009, 08:31:31 AM
hi all yes the coin is a hammered silver one   ;D ;D  mick


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on May 20, 2009, 12:51:30 PM
arrr i thought it may have been, getting me thinking again now, lol
 Cheers for that
Alan


Title: Re: irish farthing
Post by: borderfox.1495 on May 20, 2009, 10:16:49 PM
ex find mick i collect irish hammered, its the kings head not stag, possible king john edward 1 , edward 111 did not do a farthing regards john


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