Hong Kong 1904 50 cents

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2470

This specimen was lot 2470 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 50 cents, 1904, light hairlines, Choice EF, S." This type was struck 1902 and 1904-05 only and has a price which ascends rapidly with grade. This example realized almost four times the catalog value. No additional fifty cent pieces were struck for Hong Kong until 1951, by which time the coin was brass. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China.

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: 13.57 g, 0.800 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-15.

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

Link to:

• 1902 50 cents
• 1904-H cent
• 1904 5 cents
• 1904 10 cents
• 1904 20 cents
• 1905 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1904