Straits Settlements 1871 10 cents

Steve Album sale 54, lot 1215

This specimen was lot 1215 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Victoria, 1867-1901, AR 10 cents, 1871, a lovely bright lustrous mint state example! NGC graded MS63. On April 1, 1867 the Settlements became a British Crown colony, making the Settlements answerable directly to the Colonial Office in London instead of the government of British India based in Calcutta." This type was struck in 1871-1901 and many of the later dates are common but this one is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 248,000.

Specification: 2.71 g, 0.800 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-11.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1871 5 cents
• 1872-H ¼ cent
• 1872-H ½ cent
• 1872-H 20 cents
• 1874-H 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1871