Lot Archive

Lot

№ 165

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12 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£5,000

Eire (1937- ), Proof set, 1949, comprising Threepence, 3.22g/12h; Penny, 9.48g/12h; Halfpenny, 5.71g/12h; Farthing, 2.78g/12h (S 6642-5; DF 792, 810, 830, 845) [4]. Brilliant, bronze toned, of the highest rarity; believed to be the only such set to have appeared at auction (£5,000-6,000)