Hong Kong 1900-H 5 cents
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This specimen was lot 72584 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG. 5 Cents, 1900-H. Heaton Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A solid, choice example from Victoria's penultimate year of reign, this specimen exhibits pleasing toning with a golden-russet nature as one approaches the peripheries." This type was struck at the Royal Mint 1872-1901 and this date is listed as common in all grades. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China.
Recorded mintage: 7,000,000.
Specification: 1.35 g, 0.800 fine silver, .035 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 5; Mars-C8.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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