View source for British North Borneo 1938-H cent

[[Image:Br N Borneo 1938 cent obv Heritage 3010-22163.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 22163]]
[[Image:Br N Borneo 1938 cent rev Heritage 3010-22163.jpg|300px|thumb]]

[[British North Borneo]] is today known as Sabah and is a state of Malaysia. In the nineteenth century, half cents and cents were issued for the colony from the Heaton Mint. Five cent and 2½ cent pieces were issued starting in 1903. This copper-nickel cent was issued 1904, 1921, 1935, 1938 and 1941. None are rare. This specimen was part of lot 22163 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $488.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "British Commonwealth Six Coin Grouping, 1/2 Cent 1886, Cent 1890, 1938, 2 1/2 Cents 1903, 5 Cents 1921, 25 Cents 1929. The 2 1/2 Cents is VF, the rest are AU or UNC." 

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000.

''Specification:'' copper-nickel.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 3.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010. 

''Link to:''
* [[British North Borneo 1935-H cent|1935-H cent]]
* [[British North Borneo 1938-H 5 cents|1938-H 5 cents]]
* [[British North Borneo 1941-H 5 cents|1941-H 5 cents]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1938]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3010]]