New scans of the 1869 Jamaica 1/2d proof.

spinaker2000 · November 4, 2003 12:56AM

Tilted the coin to show colors but retained too much flash.

on the obv. there is a crack that runs thru the bottom of the portrait. These are copper-nickel pieces.

mongoose · November 4, 2003 1:04AM

Looks like a ton of underlying color.

JohnZ · November 4, 2003 1:08AM

I love old toned coppers. I can anly imagine how beautiful that must be in real life.

1jester · November 4, 2003 3:31AM

I love those coins!!! Does anyone know the exact metal composition of these coins? I'm asking because I have one and it too seems to be more copper-colored than normal cu-ni coins, which are white.

spinaker2000 · November 4, 2003 4:08AM

All the Krause says is " copper-nickel ". This coin is flat lite gray when looked straight on.

cosmicdebris · November 4, 2003 4:47AM

Nice one. I was checking it out on NEN's site.

rhound1977 · November 4, 2003 4:59AM

Very nice Terry, se it soon

spinaker2000 · November 4, 2003 5:24AM

Saturday in Raleigh Glen.

spinaker2000 · November 9, 2003 1:05PM

TTT for mongoose.

hoardmonster · November 9, 2003 1:37PM

Very cool!!

mongoose · November 9, 2003 2:12PM

The color on this coin just rolls with light, all underlying and subtle, and very nice.

shirohniichan · November 9, 2003 5:12PM

Nice coin! The only ones I've seen up close were cleaned and looked similar to cleaned copper-nickel flying eagle cents.

Are you working on a set of New World Victoria cents and half cents? That would be cool to put it along side Maritime Province coins and other similar issues.

spinaker2000 · November 10, 2003 1:28AM

I am getting anything that says "half penny" or "1/2 d" on it, but really like the Carribean issues, and S. Africa, and Bermuda (penny), and, and , and...............

New scans of the 1869 Jamaica 1/2d proof.

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