A 1929 Lundy Puffin that is in very good condition with some traces of lustre and close to uncirculated condition. This coin was issued in 1929 for use on the Lundy Islands by the owner Martin Coles Harman who was a colourful British financier. Lovely edge inscription Lundy Lights and Leads.

Harman engaged in questionable dealings that led to bankruptcy in 1932 and imprisonment in 1933–34 for fraud. In 1925 he purchased for £16,000 the island of Lundy, in the Bristol Channel off the northern coast of Devon. He was an absolute ruler of the island, making laws and controlling all employment. Only for use on Lundy, Harman issued bronze coins bearing his portrait, the date 1929, and the valuation of one puffin (equivalent to the British penny) or half-puffin, the name referring to a seabird that breeds on Lundy. The coins were issued contrary to British law, and in April 1930 a nominal fine was imposed on Harman.  

Do please take the time to check the supersize pictures and while these show up every blemish and flaw, do remember that these show the coin around 7 times larger than actual size. The scans are not protected and can be copied for use with your own imaging software to see the coin in much greater detail.

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