Sri Lanka 1996 25 cents
This specimen was lot 73526 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "SRI LANKA. 25 Cents, 1996. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Gold Shield. Exceeded in the PCGS census by just two examples, this tremendous specimen offers intense luster and radiating brilliance. The first date in this brief four year series. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." In 1972, Ceylon dropped its membership in the British Commonwealth and changed its name to Sri Lanka, which name is still in use. This type was struck in 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2004. It was superseded by a copper-plated steel coin (KM 141.2b) for 2005-06. This example would be worthless were it not from the King's Norton Mint collection of specimens.
Recorded mintage: 50,000,000.
Specification: nickel plated steel.
Catalog reference: KM 141a.
- 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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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