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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26479654, member: 135271&quot;]A fairly recent auction win which also happens to be a scarce date (only 36,000 minted.) I like it despite the details grade.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1688139[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>BRITISH JAMAICA</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Time of Victoria, 1837-1901</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>CU Penny (30.1mm, 9.40g, 12h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1895. Royal mint, London, UK</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria left within beaded circle, L C WYON (engraver) below bust; VICTORIA QUEEN above, * 1895 * below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: Coat of arms of Jamaica within beaded circle, JAMAICA above, * ONE PENNY * below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: Numista 14273</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 36,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Formerly in NGC encapsulation, graded AU details. From the Globus Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC&#039;s photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1688144[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1688145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Anyone else have any Jamaican coins, British or otherwise? Let&#039;s see them! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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