Mauritius 1877-H 10 cents
This specimen was lot 31248 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "British Colony. Victoria 10 Cents 1877-H MS67 NGC, Heaton mint. Despite a touch of striking incompleteness in portions of the dentils, more likely than not a presentation striking of the date, with moderate reflectivity atop the lightly toned surfaces and die characteristics that match the PCGS-graded Specimen in this sale. From the Jamestown Collection." This ten cent piece was struck for Mauritius in 1877-97 and is the first coin of that denomination issued for that island along with an accompanying five, twenty, two and one cent pieces. It is common in circulated condition but the price ascends rapidly with grade. The island remained under British rule until 1968.
Recorded mintage: 250,000.
Specification: 1.16 g, 0.800 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 10.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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