Hong Kong 1985 20 cents
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This specimen was lot 1227 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hong Kong. 20 Cents, 1985. Elizabeth II. Scalloped edge. Pop 7; None Finer at PCGS. This coin is photo[graphed] in the PCGS Pop Report. Specimen 67. Ex Goldberg Sale 47, May 25, 2008, lot 2742. The Peh Collection Part II." This type represented a reduction in weight from the prior KM 36. It was struck 1985 and 1988-91 and is worthless in all grades. British coinage for Hong Kong ceased in 1997 when the island was returned to China. The bust of Queen Elizabeth II appears on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.
Specification: 2.6 g, nickel brass, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-59.
- Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.
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