Stephen Album Rare Coins

Auction 36  –  23 - 26 January 2020

Stephen Album Rare Coins, Auction 36

Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and World Coins, Literature

Part 1: Th, 23.01.2020, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Fr, 24.01.2020, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 3: Sa, 25.01.2020, from 7:00 PM CET
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Description

SIERRA LEONE: AE penny token, [1814], KM-Tn1, WE ARE ALL BRETHREN / SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED / BY GREAT BRITAIN / 1807, a British official and a tribal leader shaking hands, thatched huts at left, several people hoeing their field at center, and people dancing around a tree with joy at right, engraver: G. F. P. below // Arabic inscriptions in several lines translating the obverse; J. P. FECIT below, choice VF, ex Jim Farr Collection. This trader's currency token commemorates the Act of the British Parliament that was passed to outlaw the importation of slaves from outside the British Empire in 1807.
Estimate: USD 120 - 140

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Price realized 110 USD
Starting price 95 USD
Estimate 120 USD
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