Jamaica 1928 penny
This specimen was lot 4036 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,233.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAMAICA. Penny, 1928. PCGS PROOF-65 Secure Holder. Light golden toning. From the Demarete Collection." 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 1914-20 and 1926-28 and is common, tho the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 360,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 9.2 g, copper-nickel, 30.9 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-26.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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