Straits Settlements 1926 10 cents
This specimen was lot 73245 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 10 Cents, 1926. London Mint. PCGS MS-64+ Gold Shield. A wonderful example of the type, in near-Gem condition, with nicely original surfaces and full frosty luster." This ten cent piece is the next to final date of a type issued for the Straits Settlements during 1916-27. This type was originally 0.600 fine (KM 29, 1916-17), then 0.400 fine (KM 29a, 1918-20) then back to 0.600 fine (1925-27). This date is common in all grades. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya.
Recorded mintage: 20,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.71 g, 0.600 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-29b.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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