I got this coin a long time ago and I have no idea what it is. It's a copper color, just like a penny. It's about the same size also. On one side it says 1P and has some weird deisgn i can't explain. On the other side it looks like it says eire and 8661, but they're some foreign characters. On this side there's also a picture of something that looks about like a harp on it's side. Any coin collectors here know what it is?
2007-03-24 04:58:46 · 7 answers · asked by Kendale 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
You have a 1 penny(or called "pighne" locally) coin dated 1998 from the Republic of Ireland. I believe the number 8661 is actually the date 1998 that you read upside down. ;p Éire is the Irish name for Ireland and the reverse of the coin depicts a stylized Celtic bird. The harp is used as the symbol of the Irish State, and has been used in the coat of arms of Ireland since medieval times. The 1998 penny has a mintage of 40,744,000, made of copper-clad steel, and is valued at $0.15 max if uncirculated.
2007-03-24 10:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by silverpet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have an Irish penny minted after they changed to the Decimal system for coins. They minted bronze ones from 1971-1988 KM# 20, and copper plated steel ones from 1990-1998. KM# 20a. On the reverse is the 1P and a peacock. On the obverse is the harp with Eire to the left and the date to the right of the harp. Eire is the what the Irish call their home land. As for the 8661 it must be the word Eire or the date that you are reading wrong. The Irish use the same dating system as the rest of the Western World including the USA. The coin has little collectors value, but is a nice item for a person that has Irish ancestors.
2007-03-24 09:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the Irish 1 pence (roughly equivalent to a penny). You are correct, that is a Harp on one side. The obverse side of the coin has a drawing of a knotwork bird, if I remember correctly.
The 8661 is the year of the coins mint, based on the Irish calendar.
The coin, while looking like copper, is made of cupro-nickel, an alloy that is harder than copper, but retains the color.
2007-03-24 05:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by RocketGeek 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cannot do it in 3 until you recognize if it is lighter or heavier. Imagine there are 2 cash at the scale and they're unbalanced. You don't have any inspiration which one is unhealthy. If you have got already discovered the leisure are well, you'll substitute probably the most cash at the scale with a well one. Either the pair will steadiness, wherein case the only within the hand is unhealthy and you're going to recognize whether it is lighter or heavier considering you took it off the prime part or low part. If they do not steadiness, you recognize the only you did not eliminate is unhealthy and if it is lighter or heavier considering it's prime or low. But that's 2 weighings. To get from 12 to three calls for no less than 2 weighings, making four complete. For instance, dividing the 12 into agencies of four and balancing 2 agencies inform whether or not to the 2 at the scale are balanced or now not, however now not whether or not one is heavier or lighter. Another weighing can assess than however nonetheless leaves four to pass judgement on from which calls for two extra weighings.
2016-09-05 14:22:43 · answer #4 · answered by velo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eire Penny
2016-12-14 13:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A penny from ireland .
2007-03-24 15:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is a foriegn coin, i have no idea. but if it is really thin, it is probably one of those coins you get for a dollar. you know, the kind that you gey from a vending machine.
2007-03-24 05:05:34 · answer #7 · answered by covenant_carbine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋