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Auction: 7010 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 345

x Eire, Bronze Penny, 1938, harp, rev. hen and chicks (DF.-; S.6643), residual lustre and slight tone, almost FDC, of the highest rarity - it is believed that only two examples exist; in PCGS holder graded MS65BN Estimate £ 25,000-30,000 This could be classed as a pattern. While the main design of the Eire issue Penny is similar to the previous Irish Free State Penny, the legend is different on the obverse. The next date of Eire issue, which is the first common date, is 1940.

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