Straits Settlements 1908 1/4 cent

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23648

This specimen was lot 23648 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1/4 Cent, 1908. London Mint. NGC MS-63 Brown. Even brown color and free of marks. The reverse was struck from a very rusty die, giving the false impression of pitting." The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya. This type was struck 1904-05 and 1908. It is not common.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: bronze, reeded edge, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-17.

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.

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