Sarawak 1892-H cent

Steve Album sale 30, lot 955

Sarawak, a British colony on the northwest coast of Borneo, was ruled by a dynasty of white rajahs from 1841 to 1946. This specimen was lot 955 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $528.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SARAWAK: Charles J. Brooke, 1868-1917, cent, 1892-H, much original red and bluish-brown luster, NGC graded MS65 BR." This denomination was struck 1870-91 without hole, 1892-97 with hole.

Recorded mintage: 2,178,000.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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• 1891-H cent
• 1894-H cent
• 1896-H ¼ cent
• Coins and currency dated 1892
• return to coins of Sarawak