Hong Kong 1868 20 cents
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This specimen was lot 782 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Victoria, 1841-1901, AR 20 cents, 1868, PCGS graded AU55." The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1866 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use.
Recorded mintage: 445,000.
Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-7, Mars-C28.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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