Haiti (1802) 1/2 escalin
This specimen was lot 41091 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "HAITI. 1/2 Escalin, ND (1802). NGC VF-35. Revolutionary government issue (1798-1802). Evenly struck with full details visible and medium gray toning over lightly marked surfaces. RARE. From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II." This type was accompanied by KM 22 (escalin) and KM 23 (2 escalins). The chaos of the early years of Haitian independence left little time for coinage; this combined with the chronic shortage of coinage in the Caribbean to make these early issues rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, probably debased.
Catalog reference:KM 21; Rudman-24.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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- Haiti (1802) escalin
- (1802) double escalin
- Coins and currency dated 1802
- return to coins of Haiti