Hong Kong 1876 cent
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This specimen was lot 75208 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG (SAR). Cent, 1876. Birmingham (Heaton or Soho) Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-62." This is a common date of a type struck 1863-81, 1899-1901.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.
Specifications: 7.53 g, bronze, 27.5 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-4.1; Mars-C3; Prid-169.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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