Bahamas 1807 penny
This specimen was lot 21006 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "BAHAMAS. Penny, 1807. Birmingham (Soho) Mint. George III. PCGS PROOF-63 Brown. Engrailed edge. A VERY RARE proof offering with a population that assuredly cannot exceed more than a handful, this deep brown specimen yields a delightful satiny nature to the surfaces along with exceedingly Choice quality that seemingly belies the overall designation. Quite captivating and immensely attractive, and undoubtedly an example that should elicit a great deal of interest from the more astute collectors of British colonial issues. Ex: Diana Collection, Part 2 (Baldwin's 58 - 9/2008) Lot # 1205." This coin is an issue of the Boulton and Watt mint of Birmingham, which later became the Heaton mint. Being produced under private contract, there was no obstacle to producing restrikes for collectors, which was done for several decades thereafter. This is the only issue for the islands in the nineteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown, proofs only.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-1; Prid-3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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