Sarawak 1910-H 10 cents
The first specimen was lot 4314 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $88. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sarawak. 10 Cents, 1910-H. Toned. NGC graded AU-55. Ex: Remick Collection." The second specimen was lot 58361 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[2] noted, "SARAWAK. 10 Cents, 1910-H. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Charles J. Brooke. PCGS SPECIMEN-62. From the Selvaraj Collection." 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 1900 and 1906-15 from Heaton. It is somewhat scarce even in low grade but expensive in nice condition. It is accompanied by silver five, twenty and fifty cents.
Recorded mintage: 50,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.71 g, 0.800 fine silver, .069 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- 1906-H 10 cents
- 1910-H 20 cents
- 1911-H 10 cents
- Coins and currency dated 1910
- return to coins of Sarawak