Extremely Rare 1807 Bahamas Proof Penny

CNG 112, Lot: 723. Estimate $2500. Sold for $7110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BAHAMAS, Colonial. George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. Proof CU Penny (29mm, 9.80 g, 6h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1807. Laureate and draped bust right / BAHAMA, ship under sail right, island and two smaller ships in background; in exergue, EXPULSIS PIRATIS/ RESTITUTA/ COMMERCIA (Commerce restored by the expulsion of the pirates). Edge: engrailed. Pridmore 3; KM 1. In NGC encapsulation 4740166-001 graded PF 62 BN. Extremely rare.

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Smith & Daughter Inc, April 1993 for $4400.

The reverse legend refers to the suppression of piracy by Captain Woodes Rogers, later governor of the Bahamas.