An extremely rare Irish Proof or Pattern Halfpenny is one of a number of valuable Irish coins coming up at Dix Noonan Webb in London. Bought for the equivalent of $2 many years ago it will be offered at a live/online auction of Coins and Historical Medals on on February 2. It is from the collection of the late Eric Newman, an important numismatist from the US. The George III halfpenny dates to 1774. Complete with a portrait of the long haired king and with a harp on the reverse it is estimated at £2,400-3,000. An Irish George III pattern mule penny from 1813, one of only three specimens known, is estimated at £6,000-8,000.
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