Jersey 1851 1/26 shilling
This specimen was lot 33392 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria 1/26 Shilling 1851 MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. A colorful burst of lilac and magenta hues immediately beckons for the viewer to gaze upon the surface of this singularly toned piece." 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 half penny, 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 sporadically 1841, 1844, 1851, 1585, 1861. The issues of 1866-71 were smaller and struck in bronze. Enough were saved that it is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 160,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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