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[[Image:Neth E Indies 1804 4 keping obv Ponterio 173-1581.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 173, lot 1581]]
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[[Image:SB823-52427o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 52427]]
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The first specimen was lot 1581 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $999. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Sumatra. East India Company. 4 Keping, 1804. Thick flan. Very attractive. NGC PROOF-65 BN. From the Sanjay Gandhi Collection." The second specimen was lot 52427 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "MALAYA. British East India Company. Gilt Copper 4 Kepings, AH 1219/1804. Birmingham (Soho) Mint. NGC PROOF-65 Cameo. The sole finest Gilt Proof certified by NGC, this wonderful specimen delivers a rich luster and sharp cameo contrast. A piece that delivers an intensity of eye appeal, and one for which we expect much competition." The British East India Company held trading stations on the island of [[Netherlands East Indies|Sumatra]] for decades prior to the Napoleonic Wars. At the Vienna Congress in 1815, the British surrendered all their holdings in Indonesia to the Dutch in exchange for a free hand in [[Malaysia|Malaya]] and [[Straits Settlements|Singapore]]. This type was struck in 1804 along with [[Sumatra 1804 keping|keping]] and two kepings. The second specimen is a later restrike in gilt copper. A thin planchet variety (KM 267) exists and is more common.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 12.8 g, copper.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-266; Prid-4; SS-5. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Passon, Tom, ''Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden'', Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
* Scholten, C., ''The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Sumatra 1798 keping|AH 1213/1798 keping]]
* [[Sumatra 1798 2 kepings|AH 1213/1798 2 kepings]]
* [[Sumatra 1798 3 kepings|AH 1213/1798 3 kepings]]
* [[Java 1803-Z rupee]]
* [[Sumatra 1804 keping|AH 1219/1804 keping]]
* [[Sumatra 1815-H duit]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1804]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands East Indies]]

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