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Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey

John Rainey

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№ 213

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3 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£60

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Shillings (4), all 1689 Dec:, plain R (3), 6.88g/12h (Withers 26/26), 5.73g/12h (Withers 27/27; S 6581F), reads dfi, 6.03g/12h (Withers 29/29; S 6581F3), R with loop around upright, 8.28g/12h (Withers 38/40; S 6581F) [4]. Last fair, others about fine £80-£100

Provenance: First and last from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; second R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, SNC February 2001 (IM 0050); third DNW Auction 104, 5 December 2012, lot 823 (part)