Hong Kong 1938 10 cents

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72596
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This specimen was lot 72596 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONG KONG. 10 Cents, 1938. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. An enticing near Gem, this dazzling piece offers mostly steel gray surfaces, with some golden-amber hues near the peripheries and a high degree of luster." This type was struck 1938-39 and replaced a copper-nickel coin of 1935-36.

Recorded mintage: 7,500,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 4.5 g, nickel, 20.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 23.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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