Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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According the famed author and collector Major Fred Pridmore these copper fractional dollar piece denominated 1/50, 1/100 and 1/200 were approved in 1822 and intended for Sierra Leone, Mauritius and the West Indies. The dies were prepared by renowned engraver William Wyon and 5 tons of weight of the 1/50 value were struck, but never issued and in 1825 they were ordered to be melted down. These issues only occur as a pattern.
Estimate: $3500.00- $5000.00