Jamaica, J. B. Goffe (St. Mary and Port Antonio), uniface (6), octagonal with beaded boarder, stamped J.B.G., brass, 23mm (Lyall 319; Roehrs 1191); round with beaded boarder, stamped J.B.G., brass, 21mm (Lyall 320; Roehrs 1191); scalloped edge with beaded boarder stamped JBG (3) brass, 25mm, 22mm, smaller letters, 22mm (Lyall - ); scalloped edge with beaded boarder, not stamped, brass, 22mm (Lyall - ); Perhaps issued by J. B. Goffe, round with beaded boarder, stamped G, brass, 22mm (Lyall 317) [7]. Fine or better £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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John Beecham Goffe was a banana shipper; he also owned Roslyn Estate in St. Mary from before 1915 to after 1930. There was a Goffe Wharf at Port Antonio