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[[Image:Hong Kong SB1019-72290o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72290]]
[[Image:Hong Kong SB1019-72290r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 72290 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $204. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, ""[[Hong Kong|HONG KONG]]. 20 Cents, 1877-H. Heaton Mint. Victoria. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. Handsomely toned despite its prior cleaning, this example serves as an excellent representation of the type." The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1866 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|cent]] and ten cents.

''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000. Fairly common despite the small mintage.

''Specification:'' 5.43 g, .800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-7, Mars-C28.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* ''Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency,'' Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Hong Kong 1872-H 20 cents|1872-H 20 cents]]
* [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|1880 cent]]
* [[Hong Kong 1888 20 cents|1888 20 cents]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1877]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale]]

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 * [[Hong Kong 1876-H 20 cents|1876-H 20 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 5 cents|1877-H 5 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 10 cents|1877-H 10 cents]]
-* [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|1880 cent]]
+* [[Hong Kong 1879 cent|1879 cent]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1881 20 cents|1881 20 cents]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1877]]
 [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale]]

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-* [[Hong Kong 1873-H 20 cents|1873-H 20 cents]]
+* [[Hong Kong 1876-H 20 cents|1876-H 20 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 5 cents|1877-H 5 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 10 cents|1877-H 10 cents]]

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 [[Image:Hong Kong SB1019-72290r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 72290 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $204. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, ""[[Hong Kong|HONG KONG]]. 20 Cents, 1877-H. Heaton Mint. Victoria. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. Handsomely toned despite its prior cleaning, this example serves as an excellent representation of the type." The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1866 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|cent]] and ten cents.
+This specimen was lot 72290 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $204. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, ""[[Hong Kong|HONG KONG]]. 20 Cents, 1877-H. Heaton Mint. Victoria. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. Handsomely toned despite its prior cleaning, this example serves as an excellent representation of the type." The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1873 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until 1898 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|cent]] and ten cents.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000. Fairly common despite the small mintage.
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-* [[Hong Kong 1872-H 20 cents|1872-H 20 cents]]
+* [[Hong Kong 1873-H 20 cents|1873-H 20 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 5 cents|1877-H 5 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 10 cents|1877-H 10 cents]]

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 * [[Hong Kong 1872-H 20 cents|1872-H 20 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1877-H 5 cents|1877-H 5 cents]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1880 cent|1880 cent]]
 * [[Hong Kong 1881 20 cents|1881 20 cents]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 60,000. Fairly common despite the small mintage.
-''Specification:'' 5.43 g, .800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, .139 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM-7, Mars-C28.

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 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * ''Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency,'' Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019.
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