Haiti An 24 50 centimes
This specimen was lot 24025 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "HAITI. 50 Centimes, Year 24 (1827). NGC AU Details--Harshly Cleaned. Some scattered cleaning marks are evident as noted, but they are not nearly as harsh as the designation would indicate. Pleasingly struck and only lightly handled." This type was struck 1827-33 in Haiti during the rule of Jean Pierre Boyer (1776-1850), president of Haiti 1822-43. Like many Haitian coins of the period, it bears no Common Era date but only the revolutionary year "AN 24", counting from 1803, the year of independence from France. It was accompanied by similar hundred, twelve and 25 centimes.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.
Specification: 5.23-5.38 g, silver, 25-26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-20.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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