Straits Settlements 1872-H 20 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 24949

This specimen was lot 24949 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 20 Cents, 1872-H. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Bold strike, toned and attractive." The type was struck in 1871-1901 and many dates are common but this one is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-12; Tan-SSC27.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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