Ceylon 1927 10 cents

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23394

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23394 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Proof 10 Cents 1927, PF64 NGC, deep mirror surfaces with a heavily frosted bust. The Proofs of Ceylon are among the rarest of all the British Colonial countries. From The Ted Reams Collection." This type is listed for 1919-28 and is generally common. The prior type (KM 104) of 1911-17 was 0.800 fine silver. Ceylon attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.

Recorded mintage: 1,500,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 1.16 g, .550 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 104a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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