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Old Irish Coin Could Now Be Worth Thousands

An old Irish trial coin could now be worth thousands or euro. An auction house has been inundated wi...
Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan

7:46 AM - 25 Mar 2019



Old Irish Coin Could Now Be Wo...

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Old Irish Coin Could Now Be Worth Thousands

Sean O'Regan
Sean O'Regan

7:46 AM - 25 Mar 2019



An old Irish trial coin could now be worth thousands or euro.

An auction house has been inundated with phone calls and emails from people around the world about the coin.

Whyte's auctioneers say the 20p coin could now be sold for up to €6,000, and they believe there's only 10 to 15 of them in the country.

It's one of the coins that are put into a vending machine or old metres - and it's believed to be the country's rarest coin.

Speaking to the Irish Daily Star, an spokesperson for Whyte's said:

"It's been non-stop with people contacting us."

"Some people are getting carried away with themselves thinking any of the 20p coins from 1985 onward are worth thousands of euro which they aren't."

"They specifically have to be the year 1985."

 



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