Straits Settlements 1901 5 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71633

This specimen was lot 71633 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 5 Cents, 1901. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A well struck coin with satiny luster, faintly iridescent toning, and a few light marks on the neck of the bust." The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya. The type was struck in 1871-1901 and this date is common.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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