Jamaica 1918-C farthing
This specimen was lot 39063 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAMAICA. Farthing, 1918-C. Ottawa Mint. George V. NGC MS-61." The official coinage of Jamaica begins with issues of copper-nickel farthings, half pennies and pennies during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). This type was struck at London (1914, 1926-28, 1932-34), Heaton (1916) and Ottawa (1918-19). Copper-nickel was selected over bronze as a concession to the humid and corrosive climate. 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.
Recorded mintage: 208,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.84 g, copper-nickel, 20.2 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 24.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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