Straits Settlements 1908 50 cents

Heritage sale 3022, lot 29211

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 29211 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Edward VII 50 Cents 1908, AU, with light golden toning and strong underlying luster. Most appealing." This denomination was 13.57 g until 1905, then 10.10 g (1907-08), then 8.42 g (1920-21). None were issued after 1921. The Straits Settlements began as a miscellaneous group of trading stations in Southeast Asia and gradually developed into what is now Malaya.

Recorded mintage: 2,869,000 including 1908-H.

Specification: 10.1 g, 0.900 fine silver, .292 troy oz ASW, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 24.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3022, the Non-Floor Session, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

• 1904-B dollar
• 1907-H 50 cents
• 1908 ¼ cent
• 1908 ½ cent
• 1908 cent
• 1908-H 50 cents
• 1908 dollar
• 1920 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1908
• return to coins of the Straits Settlements