Currency of Jamaica

Sedwick Treasure Auction 35, lot 728

This specimen was lot 728 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAMAICA, 10 shillings, George VI, 1-11-1940, serial C/10 58532, PMG Choice VF 35 (S.S. Politician Shipwreck). The S.S. Politician shipwreck is known for two things: whisky and Jamaican banknotes. This is the first "Whisky Galore" banknote we have offered at auction. Nicely centered and bold example with just minor post-sinking handling for the grade. Recovered from: S.S. Politician, sunk in 1941 off the Outer Hebrides, north of Scotland."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: .

Source:

• Pick, Albert, Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer, Standard Catalog of Paper Money, Specialized, Issues, 5th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1986.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.

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• Coins and currency dated 1940