Ceylon 1903 10 cents
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This specimen was lot 76350 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON. 10 Cents, 1903. London Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-64." Ceylon attained her independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka. This type was struck 1902-03 and 1907-10 and is common. The ten cents was the smallest silver denomination and did not match any Indian denomination. The last silver ten cents was struck in 1941.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 1.16 g, 0.800 fine silver, 15.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-97.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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