Description |
The harp has been crudely engraved in the center of the reverse directly below the crown. It pledges loyalty to the UK reminiscent of the symbolism on the old Hibernian coinage. The graffiti on the obverse is crude and unclear as to purpose. It looks as though the engraver made an attempt to "dress up" the Queen. Maybe a jacket or coat, hat, glasses, spiky hair, mustache? Really just speculating here. Nevertheless, one of the more interesting coins in the Pre Irish Independence series. The seller, also a collector, bought the coin from a friend. He recognized the political nature of the alternations but knew nothing else about it. Purchased from Tim Jacobs / Gahanna, Ohio, USA. (Sp. 13, 2021) ($7). |