Sarawak 1896-H 1/4 cent

Steve Album sale 16, lot 1552

This specimen was lot 1552 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for $424.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SARAWAK: Charles J. Brooke, rajah, 1868-1917, AE ¼ cent, 1896-H, a choice example, NGC graded MS66 BR." Sarawak, a British colony on the northwest coast of Borneo, was ruled by a dynasty of white rajahs from 1841 to 1946. This type was issued 1870 and 1896 from London. It is common in low grade but expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 283,000 plus proofs.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Auction 16, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2013.

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• 1870 quarter cent
• 1879 ½ cent
• 1896-H cent
• 1900-H 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1896
• return to coins of Sarawak