Penang 1810 1/2 cent

Goldberg Sale 139, lot 1268

This specimen was lot 1268 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Malay States: Penang. ½ Pice (½ Cent), 1810. London mint. Pop 3; None Finer at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Ex Baldwin's Auction 45, May 2006, lot 1489. The Peh Collection Part II." This type was struck in 1810 while Penang was a trading station of the East India Company and is scarce in nice condition. Later issues were struck for the Straits Settlements, centered on Singapore.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Prid-19; KM-12 (Malay Peninsula).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.

Link to:

• 1787 half cent, reduced size
• 1809 cent
• Penang 1810 cent
• 1828 half cent (half pice)
• Coins and currency dated 1810