Jamaica 1888 half penny

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7604

This specimen was lot 7604 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAMAICA. 1/2 Penny, 1888. Victoria. NGC MS-66. A bright, boldly struck Gem with subtle toning colors." 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 1869-1900 and is common in worn condition.

Recorded mintage: 96,000 plus proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel, 25.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-16.

Source:

• 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, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1884 half penny
• 1887 penny
• 1887 farthing
• 1888 farthing
• 1897 farthing
• 1890-H half penny
• Coins and currency dated 1888