Mauritius 1883 cent

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22643

This specimen was lot 22643 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $540.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. Cent, 1883. NGC PROOF-63 RB. Well struck with minor spotting on the obverse. Overall good eye appeal." This one 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 ten, twenty, two and five cent pieces. Its price ascends rapidly with grade. The island remained under British rule until 1968.

Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.85 g, bronze, 18 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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• 1883 10 cents
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• Coins and currency dated 1883
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