On this page, we will tell you all about the Irish penny coin minted between the years 1940-1968.
If this is not what you are looking for, you may be interested in the Irish Free State penny Coin 1928-1937.
A little background about the Irish penny Coin, The Irish penny coin was part of the Pre Decimal 1939-1969 coin series of Ireland. Designed by Percy Metcalfe. Produced between the years 1939-1967 at the Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London mint. In total 101,712,000 of these coins were minted.
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Identifying Features
Denomination: Penny
KM Code: KM# 11
Coin Series: Pre Decimal 1939-1969
Years Produced: 1940 – 1968
Known Mintage: 101,712,000
Distribution: Standard Circulation
Mint: Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Brittain (1809-1967)
Design Features
The design of the Irish penny coin featured a Hen and Chicks. This was chosen given the large importance Animals had on farming and rural life in Ireland at the time.
Another coin that featured this designed was the Irish Free State penny Coin which was the original Irish penny coin. This design was one of four coin designs that were not used in the Decimal Coin series, the others were the Halfpenny, Threepence and Sixpence. This design was adapted from the original designs by Publio Morbiducci which were chosen for the coinage of the Irish free state in 1927.
Themes: Animals (Fauna), Birds, Musical Instruments
Designer: Percy Metcalfe
Obverse Description: Irish harp
Reverse Description: Hen with chicks
Mechanical Features
The Mechanical features of a coin are things like the size, weight, thickness and diameter for example. Looking at the mechanical features of a coin is the easiest way to tell if a coin is real or fake.
Quite often a fake will not match the mechanical features of the original coin when faked. Checking these features should be the first thing you do if you have your suspicions about a coin. Coins are produced very precisely to match the predetermined mechanical features.
Weight: 9.4500g
Diameter: 30.9mm
Thickness: 1.80 mm
Rim: Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
Shape: Circular
Edge: Plain
Irish Penny Coin Values
Below the Irish penny coin values are shown on a grading scale, the higher on the scale the better condition the coin is in which makes it more valuable. This coin is also featured on our Top 20 Valuable Irish Coins Article which you may be interested in.
Check out our Awesome Guide to Coin Grading In 3 Simple Steps article to learn more about coin grading. If you want to understand how to accurately value your coins to ensure you are getting the price when selling or buying coins it can help.
| Year & Version | Mintage | AG3 | G4 | VG8 | F12 | VF20 | XF40 | AU50 | MS60 | MS63 | Proof | 1940 | 312,000 | - | - | - | - | $5.00 | $25.00 | - | $175.00 | $400.00 | - | 1940 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1941 | 4,680,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $1.50 | - | $12.00 | $25.00 | - | 1941 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1942 | 17,520,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $1.50 | - | $5.00 | $10.00 | - | 1942 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1943 | 3,360,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.80 | $1.50 | - | $10.00 | $20.00 | - | 1946 | 4,800,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $1.50 | - | $5.00 | $15.00 | - | 1946 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1948 | 4,800,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $1.50 | - | $3.00 | $5.00 | - | 1948 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1949 | 4,080,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $1.50 | - | $3.00 | $5.00 | - | 1949 Proof | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1950 | 2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $0.50 | - | $1.50 | $7.50 | - | 1950 Proof | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1952 | 2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.20 | $0.50 | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | - | 1952 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1962 | 1,200,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.80 | $1.00 | - | $1.50 | $5.00 | - | 1962 Proof | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1963 | 9,600,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1963 Proof | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1964 | 6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1964 Proof; Rare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1965 | 11,160,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1966 | 6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1967 | 2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1968 | 21,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $0.40 | $0.20 | - | $0.50 | $0.80 | - | 1968 Proof | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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