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

John Rainey

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№ 222

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3 March 2022

Estimate: £60–£80

James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Shillings (3), all 1689 Jan:, a in jan reversed (2), 6.05g/12h, 4.84g/12h (both Withers 21/20; S 6581G2), tall thin IR, 5.60g/12h (Withers 1/23; S 6581G) [3]. Varied state £60-£80

Provenance: First from an O’Reilly’s Auction (Dublin) before 2000, bt Baldwin; second bt Baldwin September 1996; last Patrick Finn FPL 10, May 1997 (469), B. Allen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 152, 14-15 November 2018, lot 879 (part) [from P. Finn October 1997]