Ceylon 1922 50 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72262

This specimen was lot 72262 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CEYLON. 50 Cents, 1922. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. Tied with just two other examples for the finest in the PCGS census, this delightful near Gem offers tremendous radiance and luster, along with a minimum of light contact marks." This type was struck 1919-29. 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: 1,040,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 5.83 g, 0.550 fine silver, 23.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 109a.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1919-B 25 cents
• 1920-B 50 cents
• 1922 25 cents
• 1923 cent
• 1926 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1922