British Caribbean Territories 1964 5 cents
The British Caribbean Territories was a union of nations in the Caribbean, all formerly possessions of Great Britain. In 1950 they formed a currency board to provide member countries with a unified currency to replace the British pound. Member states were Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, British Guiana, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The union dissolved in 1965 but some member states reformed as the East Caribbean States. This specimen was lot 22098 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $188. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES. 5 Cents, 1964. NGC PROOF-63. Sharply struck with mirror fields and pastel tones of light green and pink." This type was struck 1955-56, 1960-65 and is cheap but proofs are rare (except for 1955).
Recorded mintage: 1,350,000 + a few proofs.
Specification: nickel-brass, 5 g, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-4.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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