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This specimen was lot 1311 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 40 CHF (about US$53 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HONGKONG, Victoria, 1842-1901. 20 Cents 1889, London. NGC VF25.'' ([[Hong Kong]], Victoria, 1842-1901, twenty cents of 1889, London mint. Graded NGC VF-25.)"</blockquote> The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1873 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the cent and ten cents.
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This specimen was lot 1311 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 40 CHF (about US$53 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HONGKONG, Victoria, 1842-1901. 20 Cents 1889, London. NGC VF25.'' ([[Hong Kong]], Victoria, 1842-1901, twenty cents of 1889, London mint. Graded NGC VF-25.)"</blockquote> The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1873 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the cent and ten cents.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 440,000 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 440,000 plus proofs.

Revision as of 14:05, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 90, lot 1311

This specimen was lot 1311 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 40 CHF (about US$53 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HONGKONG, Victoria, 1842-1901. 20 Cents 1889, London. NGC VF25. (Hong Kong, Victoria, 1842-1901, twenty cents of 1889, London mint. Graded NGC VF-25.)"

The British set up a mint in Hong Kong in 1866 which struck mils through dollars. It does not seem to have been a success as the mint was closed in 1868. In 1872, Hong Kong began receiving twenty cent coins from the Heaton mint and in 1873 from the Royal mint. This type was minted steadily until the queen's death in 1901 tho it is scarce in nice condition, suggesting hard use. This bare bust appeared on the five, twenty and fifty cents and a "Gothic" bust of the queen was used on the cent and ten cents.

Recorded mintage: 440,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 5.43 g, 0.800 fine silver, this specimen 5.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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