Hong Kong 1902 20 cents

Steve Album sale 39, lot 1219

This specimen was lot 1219 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 20 cents, 1902, a lovely example! PCGS graded MS64." This type was also struck 1904-05. No more twenty cents were struck until 1975, by which time silver coins were a distant memory. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China.

Recorded Mintage: 250,000 + proofs.

Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1892 20 cents
• 1901 5 cents
• 1902 cent
• 1902 10 cents
• 1902 50 cents
• 1904 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1902