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IRISH COINS, Charles II (1649-1685), Dublin Corporation, Halfpenny, 1679, in silver, arms of Dublin, · the · dvblin · halfpennie ·, rev. crowned harp, · long · live · the · king ·, edge grained, 9.14g/12h (DF 349, not listed in silver). Obverse fine, reverse better, of the highest rarity; believed to be the only known specimen in silver £6,000-10,000
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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 14, 13-14 October 1997, lot 643.
This exceptionally rare issue, believed to have been issued with civic authority from Dublin, is otherwise only known from four copper examples, two in the British Museum, Lockett 646 and the DF plate coin
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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 14, 13-14 October 1997, lot 643.
This exceptionally rare issue, believed to have been issued with civic authority from Dublin, is otherwise only known from four copper examples, two in the British Museum, Lockett 646 and the DF plate coin