Jamaica, Boston Fruit Co. (6), all stamped B.F.CO, circular (4), brass, 18mm (Lyall 287); rev. countermarked H [Hermitage] (Lyall 289); rev. countermarked K [Kildare] (Lyall 290); rev. countermarked triangle of 3 stops (Lyall 291); octagonal, brass, 18mm (Lyall 292); square, brass, 19mm (Lyall 293); (cf. Roehrs 1183) [6]. Pierced as issued, generally very fine, rare, fourth very rare £100-£150

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

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The Boston Fruit Co, founded in 1885 by Lorenzo Baker and others, merged into the United Fruit Co. in 1899