British North Borneo 1891-H 1/2 cent

Goldberg sale 85, lot 3623

British North Borneo is today known as Sabah and is a state of Malaysia. In the nineteenth century, half cents and cents were issued for the colony by the Heaton Mint. This specimen was lot 3623 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $82. The catalog description^[1] noted, "North Borneo. ½ Cent, 1891-H. NGC graded MS-63 Red & Brown."

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

Link to:

• 1886-H ½ cent
• 1891-H cent
• 1907-H ½ cent
• Coins and currency dated 1891