Haiti An 10 25 centimes
In 1803, native forces made good their rebellion against French rule, marking the first 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 specimen was lot 1520 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description[1] noted, "Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 10 (1813), encapsulated NGC MS 66, finest known in NGC census, ex-Whittier (stated inside slab). Brightly lustrous with slightly crude fields as usual but frosty details and completely devoid of marks or wear, top grade not only for the date (by two grades) but for the entire type (1813-16). NGC #302849-007. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection." This type was struck An 10-12 for the Western Republic of Haiti, which was one of the autonomous fragments of Haiti after securing independence from France in 1804.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, probably debased; 22-25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-12.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017.
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