Difference between revisions of "Jamaica 1899 half penny"
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''Recorded mintage:'' 120,000, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 120,000, a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper-nickel, 25.3 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 5.7 g, copper-nickel, 25.3 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM-16. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-16. | ||
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| − | * [[Jamaica | + | * [[Jamaica 1895 half penny|1895 half penny]] |
* [[Jamaica 1897 farthing|1897 farthing]] | * [[Jamaica 1897 farthing|1897 farthing]] | ||
* [[Jamaica 1905 1/2 penny|1905 half penny]] | * [[Jamaica 1905 1/2 penny|1905 half penny]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 4 March 2025
This specimen was lot 73832 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAMAICA. 1/2 Penny, 1899. London Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-63. A pleasing example of the type with uniform sepia color." 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: 120,000, a common date.
Specification: 5.7 g, copper-nickel, 25.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-16.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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