British North Borneo 1921-H 5 cents

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Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 22163
Br N Borneo 1921H 5 cents rev Heritage 3010-22163.jpg

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 from the Heaton Mint. Five cent pieces were issued in 1903-41 and are fairly common. This specimen was part of lot 22163 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $488.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "British Commonwealth Six Coin Grouping, ...5 Cents 1921...the rest are AU or UNC."

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 5.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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