Sarawak 1870 cent

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 58365

This specimen was lot 58365 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SARAWAK. Cent, 1870. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Charles J. Brooke. PCGS MS-62 Brown. From the Selvaraj Collection." Sarawak, a British colony on the northwest coast of Borneo, was ruled by a dynasty of white rajahs from 1841 to 1946. This type was issued 1870 and 1879-91 from London and Heaton, along with a half cent and quarter cent. It is common in low grade but expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown plus proofs.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-6; Prid-32; SS-9.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1863 cent
• 1870 quarter cent
• 1879 ½ cent
• 1879 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1870