Straits Settlements 1916 1/2 cent

Steve Album sale 39, lot 3483

This specimen was lot 3483 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $54. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: George V, 1910-1936, AE ½ cent, 1916, PCGS graded MS62 BN." This was the first half cent issued since 1908 and the last until 1932, when an issue of square half cents (KM 37) finished the denomination. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya.

Recorded Mintage: 3,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: bronze, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-28.

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 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1908 ½ cent
• 1916 ¼ cent
• 1916 10 cents
• 1916 20 cents
• 1932 ½ cent
• Coins and currency dated 1916