Mauritius 1878 2 cents
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This specimen was lot 75518 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. 2 Cents, 1878. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-64 Brown. KEY DATE." This two cent piece was struck for Mauritius in 1877-78, 1882-84, 1888-90, 1896-97 and is the first coin of that denomination issued for that island along with an accompanying ten, twenty, one and five cent pieces. This is a scarce date. The island remained under British rule until 1968.
Recorded mintage: 130,000 plus proofs.
Specifications: 4 g, bronze, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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