Ceylon 1919-B 25 cents
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This specimen was lot 72264 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON. 25 Cents, 1919-B. Bombay Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. With just one graded finer at PCGS, this stunningly toned minor is sure to delight, featuring a charming cobalt tone as one near the peripheries--especially noted on the reverse." This type was struck 1919-26. The prior type was 0.800 fine silver. Ceylon, famous for tea, attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.
Recorded mintage: 1,400,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.92 g, 0.550 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 105a.
- 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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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