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Pillar of the Community
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maybe this will help:
The East Caribbean States, formerly the British Caribbean
Territories (Eastern Group), formed a currency board in 1950 to
provide the constituent territories of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados,
British Guiana (now Guyana), British Virgin Islands,
Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and Grenada with a common currency, thereby permitting
withdrawal of the regular British Pound currency. This was dissolved
in 1965 and after the breakup, the East Caribbean Territories,
a grouping including Barbados, the Leeward and Windward
Islands, came into being. Coinage of the dissolved ‘Eastern
Group' continues to circulate. Paper currency of the East Caribbean
Authority was first issued in 1965 and although Barbados
withdrew from the group they continued using them prior to 1973
when Barbados issued a decimal coinage.
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Wow, thanks! Score another one fo CCF ask a question and get a comprehensive answer. So I guess I can still spend this on my next trip (should that happen) to Trinidad.
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should have included some of the other details on the coin itself - sorry about that:
KM# 4
5 CENTS
Nickel-Brass, 21 mm. Ruler: Elizabeth II Obv: Crowned head
right Rev: Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind divides denomination,
date below
1955 (first year of mintage)
Mintage 8,600,000 F - 0.15 VF - 0.25 XF - 0.60 UNC - 1.25
I would personally grade this in the F+ area
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So I guess I can still spend this on my next trip (should that happen) to Trinidad. I'd keep it. They don't make them anymore, and besides Trinidad and Tobago has it's own national coinage. |
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I have one of these also.They are very nice and interesting coins. The one I have looks cleaned but also has the reflective qualities of a proof. This doesn't show in the pictures. How does one tell if it could be an impaired proof?   |
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I think it's more likely that the cleaning process polished the fields a bit. Very attractive coin. These Queen ELizabeth types from British Caribbean States have a pretty active market on ebay (though the prices for most well circulated dates are pretty low). I've wondered whether th activity level is due to the ship motif, or just because people who vacation in that part of the world get a bug to collect them. |
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Here's a proof 1965 5 cents:  |
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Thank you for the replies! tdziemia, I do believe the popularity is because of the ship motif, it very beautiful. NumisRob, that 65 is a very nice proof. Thank you for sharing it.
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