Jamaica 1955 half penny
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This specimen was lot 45399 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAMAICA. 1/2 Penny, 1955. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-63." This particular type was struck 1955-63 and is common. Circulated specimens fill dealer junk boxes at coin shows across the land.
Recorded mintage: 1,440,000.
Specification: 4.5 g, nickel brass, 22.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-36.
- 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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