Straits Settlements 1898 5 cents

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1506

This specimen was lot 1506 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description^[1] noted, "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Victoria, 1867-1901, AR 5 cents, 1898, lovely shimmering luster, PCGS graded MS63." The type was struck in 1871-1901 and many dates are common.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000, the most common date.

Specification: 1.36 g, 0.800 fine silver, .035 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-10.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1897-H 5 cents
• 1898 ¼ cent
• 1898 10 cents
• 1898 20 cents
• 1898 50 cents
• 1899 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1898