Jamaica 1910 penny
This specimen was lot 34427 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "Jamaica: British Colony. Edward VII Penny 1910 MS67 NGC. Peach toned and possess a classic appearance for the type." The official coinage of Jamaica begins with issues of copper-nickel farthings, half pennies and pennies during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). These denominations were continued into the reign of Edward VII with a minor change in heraldic shading on the reverse between the issues of 1902-03 and 1904-10. This type was issued 1904-10 and is not rare. Copper-nickel was selected over bronze as a concession to the humid and corrosive climate.
Recorded mintage: 144,000.
Specification: 8.10 g, copper-nickel, 30.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 23.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th 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]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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