Jersey 1877-H 1/24 shilling
This specimen was lot 33415 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "British Dependency. Victoria Proof 1/24 Shilling 1877-H PR64 Red and Brown NGC, Heaton mint. The obverse exhibits mostly red color with deep reflective mirrors, while the reverse tends a bit more towards brown without diluting the coins superb eye appeal. From the Lake County Collection." 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 1877, 1888 and 1894. Enough were saved that it is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 336,000 plus proofs.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM 7.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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