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This ten cent piece is an early date of a type issued for the [[Straits Settlements]] during 1916-27. This type was originally .600 fine (KM 29, 1916-17), then .400 fine ([[Straits Settlements 1919 10 cents|KM 29a]], 1918-20) then back to .600 fine ([[Straits Settlements 1927 10 cents|KM 29b]], 1925-27). This date is common in all grades. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now [[Malaysia|Malaya]].
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This ten cent piece is an early date of a type issued for the [[Straits Settlements]] during 1916-27. This type was originally 0.600 fine (KM 29, 1916-17), then 0.400 fine ([[Straits Settlements 1919 10 cents|KM 29a]], 1918-20) then back to 0.600 fine ([[Straits Settlements 1927 10 cents|KM 29b]], 1925-27). This date is common in all grades. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now [[Malaysia|Malaya]].
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,600,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,600,000.

Latest revision as of 16:01, 14 October 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Straits Setts 1917 10 cents rev DSLR.jpg

This ten cent piece is an early date of a type issued for the Straits Settlements during 1916-27. This type was originally 0.600 fine (KM 29, 1916-17), then 0.400 fine (KM 29a, 1918-20) then back to 0.600 fine (KM 29b, 1925-27). This date is common in all grades. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya.

Recorded mintage: 5,600,000.

Specification: 2.71 g, .600 silver, .052 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 29.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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