Ceylon 1815 1/24 rixdollar
This specimen was lot 779 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $188. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON: AR 1/24 rixdollar, 1815, regular issue at reduced weight standard, scarce date, VF, ex Dr. Kurt Oster Collection, purchased from Seaby's in 1968." This 1/24 rixdollar piece was struck by the hammer in Ceylon and was the second largest copper denomination. Known dates include 1801-05, 1811-16. This mix of stivers and rixdollars was inherited by the British from the Dutch, who occupied the island until 1796. Decimal coinage was instituted in 1870. Ceylon attained her independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.
Recorded mintage: unknown but this date awarded no premium in the SCWC.
Specification: copper, this specimen 17.75 g.
Catalog reference: KM-64, Prid-60.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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