Sierra Leone 1796 10 cents
This specimen was lot 1252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$212 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SIERRA LEONE | Sierra Leone Company. 10 Cents 1796, Birmingham. Vice FT6. Gutes sehr schön. Kleine Randfehler. (Sierra Leone Company, ten cents of 1796, Birmingham mint. Good very fine, Minor edge flaws.)"
A series of silver and bronze coins were issued for the projected colony of Sierra Leone in Africa whose capital, Freetown, was to house freed slaves and discharged black soldiers and sailors. The colony failed for the usual reasons and it seems unlikely that the coins issued ever circulated there as most of the survivors are in good condition. Proofs and off-metal strikes are known.
Reported Mintage: 9,227 + proofs + copper + gilt copper proofs.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 3.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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