View source for Ceylon 1957 rupee

[[Image:SB621-70526o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70526]]
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This specimen was lot 70526 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Ceylon|CEYLON]]. Rupee, 1957. PCGS PROOF-67 Cameo Gold Shield. Mintage: 1,800. Struck to celebrate 2,500 years of Buddhism. Tied for the finest certified for the type. Flashy and brilliant, this Superb Gem has incredible eye appeal." This commemorative accompanied a [[Ceylon 1957 5 rupees|silver five rupees]]. It was the first rupee struck for Ceylon and was struck to the module of a postwar [[Great Britain 1953 florin|British florin]]. Ceylon, famous for tea, attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.

''Recorded mintage:'' 2,000,000 plus 1,800 proofs.

''Specification:'' 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-125. 

''[[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>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Ceylon 1951 10 cents]]
* [[Ceylon 1951 25 cents]]
* [[Ceylon 1951 50 cents]]
* [[Great Britain 1953 florin]]
* [[Ceylon 1957 5 rupees|1957 2500 rupees, 2,500th anniversary of Buddhism]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1957]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]]