Mauritius 1911 cent

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from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72182
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This specimen was lot 72182 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. Cent, 1911. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. Quite brilliant and robust, this charming near-Gem possesses a good deal of original minty red allure radiating throughout." This type was struck 1911-12, 1917, 1920-24 in modest numbers. It accompanied a bronze five cents and two cents. Silver quarter, half and one rupees were struck for George V but not until 1934.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-12.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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