Isle of Man 1758 1/2 penny
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This specimen was lot 34309 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $750. The catalog description[1] noted, "Isle of Man: British Dependency. James Murray, Duke of Atholl 1/2 Penny 1758 MS65 Brown PCGS. The single finest for the issue yet seen by PCGS, the surfaces a rich satin chocolate brown and nearly free of blemishes." The Isle of Man was the personal property of the duke of Atholl and he issued halfpennies and pennies for his subjects in 1758. As copper coins were not legal tender in Britain at the time, he was not infringing on the king's rights of seigniorage. The island was sold to the crown in 1765.
Recorded mintage: 72,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 6.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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