Hong Kong 1904 5 cents

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2964

This specimen was lot 2964 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $261.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 5 cents, 1904, lovely example with a fantastic grade, NGC graded MS67." This type was struck at the Royal Mint 1902-05 and this date is listed as common in all grades. No five cent pieces were struck between 1905 and 1932, suggesting a substantial oversupply. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China.

Recorded mintage: 8,000,000.

Specification: 1.36 g, 0.800 fine silver, 15.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-12.

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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1903 5 cents
• 1904-H cent
• 1904 10 cents
• 1904 20 cents
• 1904 50 cents
• 1905 5 cents
• 1905-H 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1904