Mauritius 1923 5 cents
This specimen was lot 72113 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. 5 Cents, 1923. PCGS MS-63 Brown Gold Shield. Dot below bust. Finest graded by PCGS with a Brown designation. As follows with the grade, bronze issues dated between 1877 and 1924 are rare in Uncirculated condition. Hints of original mint red is seen around the legend and other protected areas. A handsome example sure to be welcome addition to the next collection it enters." This type was struck 1917, 1920-24 and is surprisingly scarce. The next issue of this denomination was in 1942.
Recorded mintage: 400,000.
Specification: 9.7 g, bronze, 26.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-14.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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