Straits Settlements 1876 cent

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39702

This specimen was lot 39702 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Cent, 1876. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-55." The type was struck in 1872-78 and 1883 after the Straits Settlements were made a separate crown colony and this date is scarce. It was converted to bronze for the 1884 issue (KM 9a) and given a reeded edge for the 1889 issue (KM 16).

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 9.33 g, copper, 29 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-9; Prid-169.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1875-W cent
• 1876-H 10 cents
• 1877 cent
• 1877 5 cents
• 1877 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1876