Jamaica 1888 farthing
This specimen was lot 7608 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAMAICA. Farthing (1/4 Penny), 1888. Victoria. NGC MS-64. A bright and lustrous Farthing, with light coppery to red surfaces." The official coinage of Jamaica begins with issues of copper-nickel farthings, half pennies and pennies during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). In 1937, with the accession of George VI, the composition was changed to nickel brass and issued in this manner until the end of sterling coinage in 1967. This particular type was struck 1880-1900 and is common in worn condition.
Recorded mintage: 192,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.8 g, copper-nickel, 20.2 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-15.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies, London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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