Celebes AH 1250 keping
This specimen was lot 75432 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "MALAYA. British East India Company. Native States Tokens. Celebes (Tanah Ugi Celebes - Indonesia). Copper Doit Token, AH 1250 (1834). NGC AU-53. A RARE type from Celebes that we very seldom have the privilege to offer. Rich and consistent mahogany surfaces give way to hazel brown coloration around the devices. Only a light trace of even wear can be detected across the flan, making this piece nicely eligible for Choice encapsulation." This is the only token listed in the SCWC for the island. It is too well struck to be a local issue, so was likely made in England.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: bronze, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn1, listed under Netherlands East Indies; Prid-53; SS-64.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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