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[[Image:Hong Kong H3064-33220r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Hong Kong H3064-33220r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 33220 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Victoria Cent 1900-H MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Satin luster is enhanced by a variety of blue shades gracing the surfaces." This type was struck 1863- | + | This specimen was lot 33220 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Victoria Cent 1900-H MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Satin luster is enhanced by a variety of blue shades gracing the surfaces." This type was struck 1863-1901 in substantial numbers but is not easy to find in nice condition. This subtype is listed for 1879-81, 1899-1901. [[Hong Kong]] was seized by the British from China in 1842 and held by them until its return in 1997. In Hong Kong, 100 cents = one dollar; sterling coinage was never used there. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000 plus proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000,000 plus proofs. | ||
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* [[Hong Kong 1900-H 5 cents|1900-H 5 cents]] | * [[Hong Kong 1900-H 5 cents|1900-H 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Hong Kong 1900-H 10 cents|1900-H 10 cents]] | * [[Hong Kong 1900-H 10 cents|1900-H 10 cents]] | ||
| + | * [[Hong Kong 1901 cent|1901 cent]] | ||
* [[Hong Kong 1901 5 cents|1901 5 cents]] | * [[Hong Kong 1901 5 cents|1901 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Hong Kong 1902 50 cents|1902 50 cents]] | * [[Hong Kong 1902 50 cents|1902 50 cents]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1900]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1900]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Hong Kong]] | * return to coins of [[Hong Kong]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3064]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3064]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 18 February 2022
This specimen was lot 33220 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Cent 1900-H MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Satin luster is enhanced by a variety of blue shades gracing the surfaces." This type was struck 1863-1901 in substantial numbers but is not easy to find in nice condition. This subtype is listed for 1879-81, 1899-1901. Hong Kong was seized by the British from China in 1842 and held by them until its return in 1997. In Hong Kong, 100 cents = one dollar; sterling coinage was never used there.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 7.5 g, bronze, 27.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 4.3.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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