Ceylon 1965 25 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70325

This specimen was lot 70325 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CEYLON. 25 Cents, 1965. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. A flashy and brilliant gem quality strike. Ex: King's Norton Mint Collection." This type was struck 1963, 1965, 1971 and all dates are common. This example would be worthless were it not from the King's Norton collection of specimens. In 1972, Ceylon dropped its membership in the British Commonwealth and changed its name to Sri Lanka, which name is still in use.

Recorded mintage: 8,000,000.

Specification: 3.24 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-131.

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 February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1965 cent
• 1965 2 cents
• 1965 50 cents
• 1965 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1965