Straits Settlements 1910-B 5 cents

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Steve Album sale 38, lot 1519
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This specimen was lot 1519 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR 5 cents, 1910-B, great luster, PCGS graded MS63." This product of the Bombay mint represents a one year type and a debasement from the issue of 1902-03, which was 0.800 fine. The twenty and ten cents were similarly affected.

Recorded mintage: 13,012,000 + proofs.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.600 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-20a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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