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| − | This specimen was lot 4734 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4734 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,936 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Straits Settlements (Malaysia). Ku.-1/2 Cent 1891. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung PF 62 BN (6638263-009). Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte, leicht berührt.'' ([[Straits Settlements]], copper half cent of 1891. Graded NGC PF-62BN. Very scarce in this quality, polished fields, light hairlines.)"</blockquote> This type was struck for circulation only in 1889; the dates 1890-91 exist only in proof. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:04, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 4734 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,936 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Straits Settlements (Malaysia). Ku.-1/2 Cent 1891. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung PF 62 BN (6638263-009). Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Polierte Platte, leicht berührt. (Straits Settlements, copper half cent of 1891. Graded NGC PF-62BN. Very scarce in this quality, polished fields, light hairlines.)"
This type was struck for circulation only in 1889; the dates 1890-91 exist only in proof.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: bronze, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-15; Pridmore 205.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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