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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>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020. |
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* [[Ceylon 1968 2 rupees|1968 2 rupees]] | * [[Ceylon 1968 2 rupees|1968 2 rupees]] | ||
| + | * [[Ceylon 1969 rupee|1969 rupee]] | ||
* [[Ceylon 1970 cent|1970 cent]] | * [[Ceylon 1970 cent|1970 cent]] | ||
* [[Sri Lanka 1972 50 cents|1972 50 cents]] | * [[Sri Lanka 1972 50 cents|1972 50 cents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:17, 28 August 2022
This specimen was lot 73523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[1] noted, "SRI LANKA. Rupee, 1972. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. An awesome example from the first year of issue, the present Gem offers steely gray surfaces that are entirely devoid of any toning or spotting." In 1972, Ceylon dropped its membership in the British Commonwealth and changed its name to Sri Lanka, which name is still in use. This type was struck 1972, 1975 and 1978. This example would be worthless were it not from the King's Norton Mint collection of specimens.
Recorded mintage: 7,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 136.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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