Ceylon 1907 10 cents
This specimen was lot 23319 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON. 10 Cents, 1907. London Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A KEY DATE in the series and the finest certified example by PCGS. A lovely lustrous little coin with pleasing original surfaces and light toning." This type was struck 1902-03 and 1907-10 and is not rare. Altho the 1907 is the key date, it is not that much rarer than the others. The ten cents was the smallest silver denomination and did not match any Indian denomination. The last silver ten cents was struck in 1941. Ceylon, famous for tea, attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.
Recorded mintage: 500,000.
Specification: 1.17 g, 0.800 fine silver, 15.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-97; Prid-158.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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