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This specimen was lot 71620 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Burma|BURMA]]. 1/4 Pe, CS 1227 (1865). Mindon. NGC VF-25. Despite some evidence of handling across the surfaces, this quite presentable example delivers much appeal and charm." A pe was half a mu. One kyat = one rupee = five mat = ten mu. | This specimen was lot 71620 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Burma|BURMA]]. 1/4 Pe, CS 1227 (1865). Mindon. NGC VF-25. Despite some evidence of handling across the surfaces, this quite presentable example delivers much appeal and charm." A pe was half a mu. One kyat = one rupee = five mat = ten mu. | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 18 July 2023
This specimen was lot 71620 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "BURMA. 1/4 Pe, CS 1227 (1865). Mindon. NGC VF-25. Despite some evidence of handling across the surfaces, this quite presentable example delivers much appeal and charm." A pe was half a mu. One kyat = one rupee = five mat = ten mu.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-17.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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