Haiti 1907 20 centimes
In 1803, native forces made good their rebellion against French rule, marking the only successful slave rebellion in the Western hemisphere. Turmoil did not cease with independence as the United States withheld its recognition and various factions contended for power. This type was struck 1904-1905. President Nord Alexis also appears on similar 10 centimes (KM 54), 20 centimes (KM 55) and 50 centimes (KM 56) coins. The first specimen was lot 4234 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Haiti. 20 Centimes, 1907. Struck at Waterbury, Connecticut. Highest graded. NGC graded MS-66. Collection of Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints."
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: copper-nickel, 26.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 55.
- Altz, Charles G., and E. H. Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1965.
- Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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