Ceylon 1924 10 cents
This specimen was lot 23349 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "CEYLON. 10 Cents, 1924. Calcutta Mint. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Pop: 1; none graded finer by PCGS. A boldly struck little Gem with pleasing original surfaces, patches of almond toning, and several radial die cracks on the obverse." This type was struck 1919-28 and is not rare. It is lower in fineness than the previous type (KM 104) struck until 1917. It was converted to nickel-brass in 1944. Ceylon, famous for tea, attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.
Recorded mintage: 1,508,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 1.17 g, 0.550 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-104a; Prid-171.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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