World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Jamaica, Fruit Importing Company (Port Antonio), uniface, stamped F.I.CO., brass, 24mm (Lyall 312; Roehrs 1190). Good fine, later centrally pierced by the Standard Fruit Company, very rare (reportedly 3 to 4 known) £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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Fruit Importing Co. was a short-lived business founded by David Gideon in 1904 to compete with the United Fruit Co. It merged with the Atlantic Fruit Co