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NYINC Signature Sale 3037 Sess. 1 4 January 2015
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Haiti
Henry Christopher State of Haiti Pattern 15 Sols 1808 PR64 NGC, Birmingham mint, KM-Pn7. A handsome coin, Choice Proof with highly lustrous surfaces and attractive light toning. A charming pattern issue commissioned by Henry Christopher in England as part of the project to improve the crude issues of the State of Haiti struck in Cap Haitien (see previous lot). Commercial agent of Henry Christopher Jean Gabriel Peltier contacted Matthew Boulton on January 25, 1808, to manufacture dies for three denominations, 30, 15 and 7.5 sols, equivalent to the English 1 shilling, sixpence and threepence. The dies, while differing from the original sketches furnished by Peltier which stipulated an obverse with a four-line inscription "ETAT - d'HAITY - PIECE DE – 30 SOLS" encircled in a laurel wreath, were skillfully made, as evidenced by the present specimen. They were manufactured at a cost of 105 guineas and delivered to Peltier by John Woodward (agent of Boulton, Watt & Co. in London) on August 3, 1808, together with various proof sets: 3 triple sets (3 coins per denomination) and 3 normal proof sets (1 coin per denomination).Together with some pieces undoubtedly kept by Boulton himself (note that many of the few surviving specimens have surfaced in the UK), the former sets account for the scant surviving examples of these charming patterns.Very scarce and conditionally rare in this preservation, this example being among the finest seen by the cataloger.
Estimate: 3000-3500 USD
Henry Christopher State of Haiti Pattern 15 Sols 1808 PR64 NGC, Birmingham mint, KM-Pn7. A handsome coin, Choice Proof with highly lustrous surfaces and attractive light toning. A charming pattern issue commissioned by Henry Christopher in England as part of the project to improve the crude issues of the State of Haiti struck in Cap Haitien (see previous lot). Commercial agent of Henry Christopher Jean Gabriel Peltier contacted Matthew Boulton on January 25, 1808, to manufacture dies for three denominations, 30, 15 and 7.5 sols, equivalent to the English 1 shilling, sixpence and threepence. The dies, while differing from the original sketches furnished by Peltier which stipulated an obverse with a four-line inscription "ETAT - d'HAITY - PIECE DE – 30 SOLS" encircled in a laurel wreath, were skillfully made, as evidenced by the present specimen. They were manufactured at a cost of 105 guineas and delivered to Peltier by John Woodward (agent of Boulton, Watt & Co. in London) on August 3, 1808, together with various proof sets: 3 triple sets (3 coins per denomination) and 3 normal proof sets (1 coin per denomination).Together with some pieces undoubtedly kept by Boulton himself (note that many of the few surviving specimens have surfaced in the UK), the former sets account for the scant surviving examples of these charming patterns.Very scarce and conditionally rare in this preservation, this example being among the finest seen by the cataloger.
Estimate: 3000-3500 USD