Ceylon 1909 10 cents

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70523

This specimen was lot 70523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CEYLON. 10 Cents, 1909. London Mint. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A mostly steely gray minor, this nearly-choice example exhibits some burnished amber and hints of olive green." This type was struck 1902-03, 1907-10. The 1909 is a common date. While the 25 cents matched the quarter rupee of India, the ten cents corresponded to no Indian coin. Ceylon, famous for tea, attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 1.17 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-97.

Source:

• 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, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1908 10 cents
• 1908 25 cents
• 1909 ½ cent
• 1909 cent
• 1909 5 cents
• 1910 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1909