Ceylon 1951 10 cents

Hertage sale 3038, part of lot 33862

This specimen was part of lot 33862 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), which sold for $282. The catalog description^[1] noted, "British Colony - George VI Six Coin Proof Set 1951, KM-PS1. Mintage of 150 sets in Proof. With original IG mint envelopes enclosed." This ten cent piece was struck for Ceylon 1951-62 and is the last of the denomination to bear the royal portrait. Ceylon attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.

Recorded mintage: 34,760,000 (struck with a frozen date until 1962) plus 150 proofs.

Specification: 4.21 g, nickel brass, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 121, KM PS1 for the set.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

Link to:

• 1941 10 cents
• 1942 50 cents
• 1951 2 cents
• 1951 5 cents
• 1951 25 cents
• 1951 50 cents
• 1965 2 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1951
• return to coins of Ceylon