Hong Kong 1903 cent

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72591

This specimen was lot 72591 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG. Cent, 1903. London Mint. PCGS MS-62 Brown Gold Shield. A near choice specimen, this example offers a great red-brown allure with solid brilliance." Hong Kong was seized by the British from China in 1842 and held by them until its return in 1997. In Hong Kong, 100 cents = one dollar; sterling coinage was never used there. This type was struck 1902-05.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.

Specification: 7.50 g, bronze, 27.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 11; Mars-C4.

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]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.

Link to:

• 1902 cent
• 1902 50 cents
• 1903 5 cents
• 1904-H cent
• Coins and currency dated 1903