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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 7:29 pm Here's a 1905 1 Cent (5 Bit) issued for use in the Danish West Indies. A one year type, its mintage was exactly a half million. Why is it of any interest? In 1917, the United States bought the Caribbean colonial outpost from Denmark. Today we know this purchase as the U.S. Virgin Islands (including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix). An account of the United States' half century long pursuit of these islands: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho...i/107293.htm Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 05/02/2018 10:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

thisistheshow Pillar of the Community United States 987 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 8:30 pm Very interesting. Were there additional coins minted after 1905 but before the US acquisition? Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 9:07 pm Quote: Were there additional coins minted after 1905 but before the US acquisition? Another 200K of this denomination with essentially the same design were struck in 1913. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34439 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 9:49 pm That is an interesting and obscure coin @LC. Any idea why the denomination "BiT" has mixed upper and lower case letters? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 10:45 pm Quote: Any idea why the denomination "BiT" has mixed upper and lower case letters? None whatsoever. I believe it's merely a stylistic quirk. Regarding the use of the bit as a monetary unit in the Danish West Indies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_(money) Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 11:00 pm I was fortunate to come across one of these in a random bucket, the 1915 version. It threw me off having 2 denominations and I lucked out with a seldom seen country. Cool Find! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7963 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 8:02 pm Neat coin, neat history! Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
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