Straits Settlements 1891 1/2 cent

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Künker sale 406, lot 4734

This specimen was lot 4734 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,936 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Straits Settlements (Malaysia). Ku.-1/2 Cent 1891. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung PF 62 BN (6638263-009). Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte, leicht berührt. (Straits Settlements, copper half cent of 1891. Graded NGC PF-62BN. Very scarce in this quality, polished fields, light hairlines.)"

This type was struck for circulation only in 1889; the dates 1890-91 exist only in proof.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-15; Pridmore 205.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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