RARE 1887 British Jamaica 1/2 Penny - Low Mintage, Only 72,000 Minted - VF Grade -
Issuer Jamaica
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1869-1900
Value Ā½ Penny (1ā480)
Currency Pound (1822-1969)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.7 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule. Jamaica was granted independence in 1962
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RARE 1887 British Jamaica 1/2 Penny - Low Mintage, Only 72,000 Minted - VF Grade -
RARE 1887 British Jamaica 1/2 Penny - Low Mintage, Only 72,000 Minted - VF Grade -
Issuer Jamaica
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1869-1900
Value Ā½ Penny (1ā480)
Currency Pound (1822-1969)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.7 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule. Jamaica was granted independence in 1962
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Issuer Jamaica
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1869-1900
Value Ā½ Penny (1ā480)
Currency Pound (1822-1969)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5.7 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule. Jamaica was granted independence in 1962
