Sierra Leone 1 penny

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Hiddendragon, Jun 10, 2021.

  1. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    This just arrived today. It cost more than most of the coins I buy but it checks several boxes of things that interest me: colonial Africa, animal motif, large copper coin. 1791 Sierra Leone 1 penny. 1791 sierra leone 1 penny.jpg
     
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  3. norantyki

    norantyki CoinMuncher

    Nice - these are underrated... been years since I've had one pass through.
     
  4. Seascape

    Seascape U.S. & World Collector

    Only 215,000 minted. Sweet!! Nice pick up.
     
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  5. Seascape

    Seascape U.S. & World Collector

    Internet_20210610_182853_2.jpeg Internet_20210610_182853_1.jpeg You might like this one as well. 1794 British Half Penny.
     
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  6. Razzbar

    Razzbar New Member

    Here's a fun fact relating to these pennies. I don't have exact statistics and facts down, but once I find them I'll be sure to post them in this forum page. A bunch of these pennies, something like 30,000+, brand new and freshly minted were heading towards the colony on a ship when the ship sank off the shores of Africa. That ship is yet to be recovered, and without a doubt those pennies are still lying on the ocean floor to this day. It would be super cool for someone to someday salvage this treasure and bring those coins back to the surface.
     
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  7. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    Those old Sierra Leone coins are really neat. I want to get one too.
     
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