Liberia 1847 2 cents

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2202

This specimen was lot 2202 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $246.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Liberia. 2 Cents, 1847 PCGS MS63 BR. Head left. Reverse: Palm tree. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown." This type was issued along with a similar one cent. Proofs exist and turn up in auctions from time to time, suggesting that they were saved. Liberty has a distinctly European appearance even tho the settlement was intended for Africans.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

Link to:

• 1847 cent
• 1862 2 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1847
• return to coins of Liberia