Ireland's copper coinage in the 1730s was effectively a private arrangement — the Crown licensed production to contractors rather than operating a state mint, and quality control was notoriously inconsistent as a result. The Type I designation distinguishes this issue from the slightly modified portrait used from 1744 onward, a revision prompted in part by complaints about the likeness from Dublin.
Ireland's copper coinage in the 1730s was effectively a private arrangement — the Crown licensed production to contractors rather than operating a state mint, and quality control was notoriously inconsistent as a result. The Type I designation distinguishes this issue from the slightly modified portrait used from 1744 onward, a revision prompted in part by complaints about the likeness from Dublin.