Sierra Leone's commemorative program of the early 2000s produced dozens of celebrity and political portrait issues aimed squarely at the collector market, with no intention of circulation. This Reagan piece appeared roughly three years after his public disclosure of Alzheimer's disease and well before his death in June 2004 — meaning it was likely in production or already distributed before he died, though the timing makes the release feel posthumous.
Sierra Leone's commemorative program of the early 2000s produced dozens of celebrity and political portrait issues aimed squarely at the collector market, with no intention of circulation. This Reagan piece appeared roughly three years after his public disclosure of Alzheimer's disease and well before his death in June 2004 — meaning it was likely in production or already distributed before he died, though the timing makes the release feel posthumous.