Mauritius 1888 5 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22644

This specimen was lot 22644 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. 5 Cents, 1888. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Mauritius on Reverse Legend. Sharply struck with a nice even brown patina." This five 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 one cent pieces. Its price ascends rapidly with grade. The island remained under British rule until 1968.

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 9.

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.

Link to:

• 1882-H 5 cents
• 1883 cent
• 1888 cent
• 1888 2 cents
• 1889-H 20 cents
• 1923 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1888
• return to coins of Mauritius