Victorian British Jamaica penny, scarce date

A fairly recent auction win which also happens to be a scarce date (only 36,000 minted.) I like it despite the details grade.

BRITISH JAMAICA
Time of Victoria, 1837-1901
CU Penny (30.1mm, 9.40g, 12h)
Dated 1895. Royal mint, London, UK
Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria left within beaded circle, L C WYON (engraver) below bust; VICTORIA QUEEN above, * 1895 * below
Reverse: Coat of arms of Jamaica within beaded circle, JAMAICA above, * ONE PENNY * below
References: Numista 14273
Mintage: 36,000
Formerly in NGC encapsulation, graded AU details. From the Globus Collection.​

The Caribbean island of Jamaica was one of Britain’s oldest colonial possessions. Taken from the Spanish in 1655 under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, the island, already a valuable resource for its productive sugar plantations, soon became a haven for English privateers and pirates – including the famous Henry Morgan, who made the city of Port Royal his base of operations and eventually became lieutenant-governor of the island. Over the following centuries, despite several rebellions and attempts by both the Spanish and the French to capture it, Jamaica continued to be an extremely valuable colony for Britain, exporting both sugar and later bananas. The island was granted independence in 1962, after more than three hundred years of British rule.

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