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Title: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: DIGGA on July 05, 2009, 06:50:06 PM HI THERE DOC I TOOK A NEWBIE UP FOR A BASH ON SOME OF MY LAND TODAY AND HE FOUND THIS COIN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE FINDER WAS BRYN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IT SEEMS TO BE IRISH AS IT HAS A HARP ON THE BACK AND IS DATED 1807 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ITS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AND WEIGHT AS A CARTWHEEL TWO PENCE ,,,,, AND HE ASKED ME TO PUT A PIC OF IT ON HERE FOR HIM SO HE CAN GET AN ID ON IT ,,,,,,,,,,, MANY THANKS ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: The Doc on July 05, 2009, 06:53:52 PM Looks like a George III Irish penny of 1807. Harp on reverse and bust of the king on the obverse.
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: Beefy (GARETH) on July 05, 2009, 08:38:53 PM Thats a very nice coin that go on you bryn................ :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on July 06, 2009, 05:55:31 AM HI Flipper, yeah they came over in their hoards in the 17 and 18 hundreds to work the land, Dig out for the tracks for the new railways and roads ect, irish navies,
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: mel on July 06, 2009, 08:19:47 AM The same coin cleaned up a bit, bryn sends his thanks to digga.
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: mike8547 on July 06, 2009, 12:22:46 PM great find bryn i should stop a little longer
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: Kev on July 06, 2009, 12:56:44 PM when i seen this coin found by Byron on sunday i said it was a George Irish penny or 2 penny piece . my knowledge of coins is getting better ;D ;D ;D............ nice coin byron well done m8 ;)
Title: Re: IRISH COIN ???? Post by: DIGGA on July 06, 2009, 05:51:57 PM HEY KEV THAT NEW BOOK YOU GOT SEEMS TO BE PAYING OFF BUD ;) ;) ;)
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