1 Cent Sierra Leone Company

Features

Issuer	Sierra Leone
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Years	1791-1796
Value	1 Cent (0.01)
Currency	Dollar (1791-1830)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	14 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1830
Number	N# 38726
References	KM# 1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Crouching lion

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIERRA LEONE COMPANY
AFRICA

Reverse

Value written around clasped hands, value above and below, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE CENT PIECE
1
1
1791

Edge

Plain

Mint

Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1791	500 000	$ 320		68%
1791	400	$ 440	Proof	12%
1796	50 000	$ 860		38%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232225 Lot 64589	16 Jun 2022	1791	UNC (NGC MS63 Brown)	USD 336.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232225 Lot 64590	16 Jun 2022	1791	UNC (PCGS MS62 Brown)	USD 276.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2019 April 25 - 29 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Chicago 3073 Lot 33697	29 Apr 2019	1791	AU (NGC AU58 Brown)	USD 162.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 September 15 Spotlight: Coins of the British Empire World Coins Showcase Auction 61404 Lot 23211	15 Sep 2024	1791 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR62 Brown)	USD 516.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 March 24 Spotlight: Coins of the British Empire World Coins Showcase Auction 61367 Lot 24252	24 Mar 2024	1791 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR64 Brown)	USD 1050.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232351 Lot 63461	14 Dec 2023	1791 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR63 Brown)	USD 384.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2023 July 2 Spotlight: Coins of the British Empire Showcase Auction 61321 Lot 21378	2 Jul 2023	1791 – Proof	UNC (PCGS PR63 Brown)	USD 420.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232225 Lot 64587	16 Jun 2022	1791 – Proof	UNC (PCGS PR63 Brown)	USD 408.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232201 Lot 61579	30 Dec 2021	1791 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR64 Brown)	USD 528.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232152 Lot 65585	23 Dec 2021	1791 – Proof	UNC (NGC PR64 Brown)	USD 1080.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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