Lot 257
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Cork, William Ballard, 1d. 1677, countermarked CORKE with a leopard's head and palm branches (perhaps during the civil war period, c. 1689-91) (BW 206; SCBI 6214), fair to fine, countermark better, cracked flan, extremely rare
Cork, William Ballard, 1d. 1677, countermarked CORKE with a leopard's head and palm branches (perhaps during the civil war period, c. 1689-91) (BW 206; SCBI 6214), fair to fine, countermark better, cracked flan, extremely rare

Details
Cork, William Ballard, 1d. 1677, countermarked CORKE with a leopard's head and palm branches (perhaps during the civil war period, c. 1689-91) (BW 206; SCBI 6214), fair to fine, countermark better, cracked flan, extremely rare

Lot Essay

The host coin is considerably less worn than the 'Millennial Collection' specimen sold at Whyte's of Dublin, 29 April 2000, lot 255, which was knocked down for 750 Irish punts