Hong Kong 1893 50 cents

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 782

This specimen was lot 782 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Victoria, 1841-1901, AR 50 cents, 1893, NGC graded AU58." This type was struck at the London mint 1890-94 (shown here) and at Heaton 1891-92.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 13.58 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-9.

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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• 1892 10 cents
• 1892 50 cents
• 1892-H 50 cents
• 1893 5 cents
• 1894 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1893