Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Tokens

Sierra Leone, Macauley and Babington, Penny token, 1807, struck in 1814 (Vice 1). Extremely fine, pale chocolate tone, some traces of lustre, a few small spots of verdigris (£20-30)

See D. Vice and F. Pridmore “Sierra Leone Penny 1814 Token issued by Macauley and Babington, African Merchants” SNC July-August, 1975, pp.279-81 for the first correct attribution of these interesting pieces, previously thought to be medals connected with the anti-slavery movement.