Hong Kong 1890 5 cents

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 1223

This specimen was lot 1223 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Victoria, 1841-1901, AR 5 cents, 1890, a superb lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS65." This type was struck at the London Mint 1866-68, 1872-1901. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the cent and ten cents. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China. This example realized four times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 1,500,000 plus proofs, fairly common.

Specification: 1.36 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-5; Mars-C8.

Source:

  • 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 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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