Issuer | The Bahamas |
---|---|
King |
George III (1760-1820)
|
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1806-1807 |
Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
Currency | Pound (Before 1966) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 10.00 g |
Diameter | 28.00 mm |
Thickness | 2.00 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | 1825 |
Number | N# 26815 |
References |
KM# 1,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
Pr# 1-3 And 5 more volumes.
Fred Pridmore ; 1960. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952 / Part 1. European Territories. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 4 more volumes. |
Bust of the King George III turned to the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIUS III·D:G·REX.
1806
Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Full rigged ship sailing right, motto in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BAHAMA
EXPULSIS PIRATIS
RESTITUTA
COMMERCIA
Translation: Pirates defeated, commerce restored
Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Engrailed
Reverse design reminds the British intervention lead by Woodes Rogers (later twice appointed governor of the Bahamas), against pirates in 1718. The motto was that of the islands between 1728 and 1973 when it was replaced by the current one.
from ''The Bahamas Copper of 1806: Introduction''
...The economy of the Bahama Islands made extensive use of barter and relied on Spanish gold and silver coins for currency. Around the same time that some of the newly formed American states were coining coppers, the Bahamas legislature in 1789 passed an act regulating copper currency (Act 29 Geo. III. cap. 2). A proposal for copper tokens was put forward in 1802 but apparently no action was taken. On June 30, 1806 the Bahamas Assembly ordered £500 in copper pennies from Boulton's Soho Mint in Birmingham. The dies were cut by Conrad Heinrich Kuechler, modeling the obverse on the 1806 English halfpenny.
The obverse of the coin depicts the bust of George III wearing a laurel wreath with the legend "Georgius III . D : G . Rex." (George III, King by the Grace of God) and the date 1806 below. The reverse shows a ship at sea with an island and two ships in the background. Above is the legend "Bahama" and below is the national motto. In addition to the regular 1806 issue, Boulton minted proof specimens with the standard entailed edge and others with a plain edge. A few proof coins were also minted in 1807. The local population in the Bahamas preferred cut silver to copper tokens and so these coins were refused by the local population, thus the project to mint coppers was abandoned...
">https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Bahamas.intro.html
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Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||
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1806 | 120 000 | $ 160 | 89% | |||||||||||
1806 | 11% | Proof | ||||||||||||
1806 | 7% | Restrike, Plain Edge - Proof | ||||||||||||
1807 | 14% | Proof |
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Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price |
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Katz Auction 80 Lot 798 |
5 Apr 2023 | 1806 | XF |
USD 367.73
(EUR 341.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 15 Lot 192 |
20 Jun 2020 | 1806 | VF |
USD 161.76
(EUR 150.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2022 January 18 - 19 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098 Lot 33410 |
18 Jan 2022 | 1807 – Proof |
UNC (PCGS PR63 Brown) |
USD 3600.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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