Straits Settlements 1901 20 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 21411

This specimen was lot 21411 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 20 Cents, 1901. NGC MS-63. Virtually tone-free with frosty-white luster, bold detail that runs from the centers to the edges and few marks of significance on either side. A conditional RARITY in this quality, with only four example graded finer between NGC and PCGS." This type was struck in 1871-1901 after the Straits Settlements were made a separate crown colony and is scarce in nice condition despite the large mintage. This date is common for the type.

Recorded mintage: 600,000.

Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-12.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1900 20 cents
• 1900-H 50 cents
• 1901 cent
• 1901 5 cents
• 1901 10 cents
• 1901 50 cents
• 1902 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1901