Burma CS 1227 1/4 pe KM-17

Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71620

This specimen was lot 71620 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BURMA. 1/4 Pe, CS 1227 (1865). Mindon. NGC VF-25. Despite some evidence of handling across the surfaces, this quite presentable example delivers much appeal and charm." A pe was half a mu. One kyat = one rupee = five mat = ten mu.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-17.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Burma CS 1227 1/4 pe KM-18 copper
• Burma CS 1228 pe
• Burma CS 1228 2 mu 1 pe
• Burma CS 1240 1/4 pe KM-25.1
• Coins and currency dated 1865