Jersey 1841 1/52 shilling
This specimen was lot 31633 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[2] noted, "Victoria 1/52 Shilling 1841/0, MS64 Red Brown NGC. An always-popular date for collectors, not only because of its first year of type status, but also because of the widely misplaced '0' just to the right of the second '1' in the date. A choice example with a great amount of original red." Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, has been a British dependency since Plantagenet times yet possesses a distinct coinage. Until 1877, it took thirteen pence to make a shilling instead of the usual twelve. Altho this coin was struck to the standard of a typical British farthing, it was theoretically worth less. In 1877, the system was adjusted to match mainland coinage yet copper issues continued to be denominated in fractions of a shilling rather than in pence. This type was struck 1841 and 1861 only. Enough were saved that it is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 116,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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- Coins and currency dated 1841
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