Hong Kong 1876 cent

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 75208

This specimen was lot 75208 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONG KONG (SAR). Cent, 1876. Birmingham (Heaton or Soho) Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-62." This is a common date of a type struck 1863-81, 1899-1901.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.

Specifications: 7.53 g, bronze, 27.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-4.1; Mars-C3; Prid-169.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Illustrated Catalog of Hong Kong Currency, Hong Kong: Mars Numismatic Co., 2012.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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