Straits Settlements 1920 cent

Goldberg sale 85, lot 4333

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 4333 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $88. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Straits Settlements. Cent, 1920. George V. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown." This type was struck for the Straits Settlements (now Malaysia and Singapore) 1919-20 and 1926 and is not rare. It and the 1918 two annas of India are among the first non-round coins issued by Western mints.

Recorded mintage: 55,000,000.

Specification: 5.8 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-32.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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