Straits Settlements 1878 5 cents

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2584

This specimen was lot 2584 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Victoria, 1867-1901, AR 5 cents, 1878, an attractive mint state example! PCGS graded MS61." The type was struck in 1871-1901 after the Straits Settlements were made a separate crown colony and this date is scarce. Proofs exist.

Recorded mintage: 260,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.36 g, 0.800 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-10.

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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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