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O’Brien Coin Guide: Mintages for British Gold Sovereigns The British gold sovereign is one of the most ‘collected’ gold coins in Ireland today. We used it when we were part of the UK and it would seem that we are still hoarding them. Named af…

Irish Coin Catalogue Irish Coin Values Irish Euro Coins (2002-2016) O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Euro 1c O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Euro 2c O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Euro 5c O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Iris…

O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Why is the 1933 British Penny so valuable?

O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Why is the 1933 British Penny so valuable? The 1933 British Penny is, perhaps, one of the most famous coin rarities in the English-speaking world today – allegedly only seven coins were minted – specifically for the king to lay under the fo…

GB & Ireland – Half-Farthings The Half-Farthing This denomination was issued (for the first time) in 1828 – just a year after the third-farthing for use exclusively in Ceylon (now independent and known as Sri Lanka). Unli…

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British & Irish Coins (1826-1967) Even after we issued our own currency in 1928, British coins were in circulation in the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland right up to the 1970’s. With the exception of the threepen…

O’Brien Coin Guide: Irish Pre-Decimal Farthing Ireland is one of only four nations to issue farthing coins in the 20th century.  The other three countries to circulate farthings were the UK (1900-1956), South Africa (1923-60), and Jamaica (1900…

GB & Ireland – Quarter-Farthings A quarter-farthing was issued for use only in Ceylon between 1839 and 1853, and was never legal tender in the UK & Ireland. However, they are usually considered to be part of the UK coin series…

GB & Ireland – Third-Farthings The Third-Farthing The first of the fractional farthings to be issued was the third-farthing, which throughout the period of issue from 1827 to 1913 was minted exclusively for use in Malta. The isl…

Irish token coins are very popular with since there is such a huge variety of them out there. Although quite scarce, they do turn up often enough to keep people interested. , , ,

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The Enigmatic Coins of the Celtic Tribes of Britain Celtic coinage is the most intriguing and varied of all the British coins since no one knows specifically for whom, when or where they were produced.  To date, over 45,000 of ancient British and Ga…