Mauritius 1922 cent
The first specimen was lot 3756 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $54. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS: George V, 1910-1936, AE cent, 1922, NGC graded MS64 BR." The second specimen was lot 72186 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[2] noted, "MAURITIUS. Cent, 1922. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. A boldly struck and lustrous Cent with abundant mint red remaining and a few die cracks on the obverse." This type was struck 1911-12, 1917, 1920-24 in modest numbers and the 1922 is the only common date. It accompanied a bronze two cents and five cents. Silver quarter, half and one rupees were struck for George V but not until 1934.
Recorded Mintage: 1,800,000.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
- [2]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.
Link to: