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[[Image:SA39-3756o.jpg|300px|thumb|Steve Album sale 39, lot 3756]] | [[Image:SA39-3756o.jpg|300px|thumb|Steve Album sale 39, lot 3756]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SB621-72186o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72186]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 3756 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $54. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mauritius|MAURITIUS]]: George V, 1910-1936, AE cent, 1922, NGC graded MS64 BR." The second specimen was lot 72186 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "MAURITIUS. Cent, 1922. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. A boldly struck and lustrous Cent with abundant mint red remaining and a few die cracks on the obverse." This type was struck 1911-12, 1917, 1920-24 in modest numbers and the 1922 is the only common date. It accompanied a bronze [[Mauritius 1923 2 cents|two cents]] and [[Mauritius 1923 5 cents|five cents]]. Silver quarter, half and one rupees were struck for George V but not until 1934. | |
''Recorded Mintage:'' 1,800,000. | ''Recorded Mintage:'' 1,800,000. | ||
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</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:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| + | * [[Mauritius 1922 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Mauritius 1923 2 cents|1923 2 cents]] | * [[Mauritius 1923 2 cents|1923 2 cents]] | ||
* [[Mauritius 1923 5 cents|1923 5 cents]] | * [[Mauritius 1923 5 cents|1923 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1922]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1922]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Selections from Stephen Album sale 39]] | + | [[Category: Selections from Stephen Album sale 39]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]] |
Revision as of 14:19, 11 August 2021
The first specimen was lot 3756 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $54. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS: George V, 1910-1936, AE cent, 1922, NGC graded MS64 BR." The second specimen was lot 72186 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[2] noted, "MAURITIUS. Cent, 1922. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. A boldly struck and lustrous Cent with abundant mint red remaining and a few die cracks on the obverse." This type was struck 1911-12, 1917, 1920-24 in modest numbers and the 1922 is the only common date. It accompanied a bronze two cents and five cents. Silver quarter, half and one rupees were struck for George V but not until 1934.
Recorded Mintage: 1,800,000.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
- [2]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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