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Victorian type set draft, 8/26/11
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This 1901 type set consists of coins from the final year of Queen Victoria's reign. It is a snapshot of the coins of the Empire at the dawn of the 20th century, when Britannia still ruled a significant portion of the globe, and it was said, "The sun never set on the British Empire."
Queen Victoria's reign of more than 63 years was the longest in British history and the British Empire was near its peak in 1901. While some colonies did not issue coins that year, many did, and there is a surprising variety in the portraits. In the British homeland, the coins portrayed the veiled "Old Head" or "Widow's Head" of Victoria, while the queen was frozen in time and forever young on the coinage of colonies like India and Ceylon.
As many of you know, this set is being built for my daughter, Victoria Hope. Her birth in September of 2001 heralded the beginning of the "New Victorian Era", exactly a century after the old Victorian era ended. We didn't really name her after the British queen- we just liked the name. I chose her middle name, Hope, in honor of my maternal great-grandmother, and it proved to be a timely choice, because ten days after September 11, 2001, the world was in need of a little Hope.
Like the first Victorian Era, hopefully this new New Victorian Era will be a long one, full of prosperity and advancements. I will eventually pass these coins on to Victoria Hope when she grows up, perhaps for her children. Until then, this is my collection to enjoy and build. I've shown Victoria the coins a few times and, like most young girls who are into princesses and fairy tales, she's shown some interest in "Queen Victoria from the Old Days", as she likes to put it.
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(Excluded: AUSTRALIA: 1/2 SOVEREIGN, KM12, (1901-M). These were struck in Proof only in 1901, and are prohibitively rare.)
01- AUSTRALIA: 1 SOVEREIGN, KM13, (1901-M).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 22.05 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.2354 oz. Mintage: 3,012,000 ("S" mintmark)- 3,987,000 ("M" mintmark)- 2,889,000 ("P" mintmark).
Grade: PCGS AU58 (Cert. # 5820151).
Comments: Purchased 3/1/10 from eBay seller "akbeez", who uses the same ID on Collector's Universe.
02- BRITISH GUIANA (GUYANA), 4 PENCE, KM26.
(Coin picture)
Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0560 oz. Mintage: 60,000.
Grade: Raw VG (minor nicks and marks).
Comments: From an eBay seller in Mexico. I paid around ten times catalog price at the time, but these are tough to find and likely undervalued.
03- BRITISH HONDURAS (BELIZE), 25 CENTS, KM9.
(Coin picture)
Size: 27.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1728 oz. Mintage: 20,000.
Grade: Raw F+ (borderline VF).
Comments: Ex-Dan Lewis ("danglen").
04- BRITISH HONDURAS (BELIZE), 50 CENTS, KM10.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 35.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3456 oz. Mintage: 10,000.
Grade: NGC VF Details/Scratches (Cert. # 4080257-001).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay.
05- CANADA, 1 CENT, KM7.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 4,100,100.
Grade: PCGS MS64 RB. (Cert. # 10095298).
Comments: Acquired in a trade from Don Rupp ("ajaan"), 06/2009.
06- CANADA, 5 CENTS, KM2.
(Coin picture)
Size: 18.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0346 oz. Mintage: 2,000,000.
Grade: Raw VF+ to XF (some nicks, but also some pretty toning- which may be heat-induced, but I don't care).
Comments: Purchased from Bobby Hurst, aka "forvm" on eBay. Though not perfect, it will serve as an attractive "filler" until I step up to a full UNC.
07- CANADA, 10 CENTS, KM3.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 21.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0691 oz. Mintage: 1,200,000.
Grade: ICG MS62 (Cert.# 2748922901).
Comments: Purchased at a show on my behalf by Don Rupp ("ajaan"), who let me swap him some other coins for it, 11/2009.
08- CANADA, 25 CENTS, KM5.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 28 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1728 oz. Mintage: 640,000.
Grade: NGC VF30 (Cert.# 4080257-002, Ex-ICCS VF20).
Comments: Purchased in the ICCS holder from eBay.
09- CANADA, 50 CENTS, KM6.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 35.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3456 oz. Mintage: 80,000.
Grade: NGC G6 (Cert.# 4080257-003).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. These are tough. I find this one pleasing for a low-grade example.
10- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1/4 CENT, KM90.
(Coin picture #1) ~ (Coin picture #2) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 14.3 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 216,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 BN (Cert.# 4080257-004).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. The nice colors were a pleasan surprise. Tiny but beautiful, and undervalued, in my opinion.
11- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1/2 CENT, KM91.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 18.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 2,020,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-005).
Comments: Purchased raw from Stephen Album Rare Coins (stevenalbum.com), 04/2010.
12- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1 CENT, KM92.
(Coin picture)
Size: 22.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 1,014,000.
Grade: Raw F+ (borderline VF).
Comments: Just a cheap coin I picked up somewhere; probably eBay. It will do until I find a nice BU example.
13- CYPRUS, 1/4 PIASTRE, KM1.2.
Size: 21 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 72,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
14- CYPRUS, 3 PIASTRES, KM4.
Size: 18 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 300,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
15- CYPRUS, 4-1/2 PIASTRES, KM5.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 19 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 300,000.
Grade: NGC XF40 (Cert. #1787397-054).
Comments: Ex- Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Might have had a light cleaning long ago, but NGC obviously considered it gradeworthy.
16- CYPRUS, 9 PIASTRES, KM6.
(Coin picture)
Size: 23.7 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1682 oz. Mintage: 600,000.
Grade: Raw AU.
2009 KM catalog values: $15.00 F, 40.00 VF, 100.00 XF, 200.00 UNC, 1,250.00 PR.
Comments: Ex- Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
17- CYPRUS, 18 PIASTRES, KM7.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 29.8 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3364 oz. Mintage: 200,000.
Grade: NGC VG10 (Cert.# 4080257-006).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. Modest grade, but superior eye appeal- far better looking than a lot of the typical cleaned ones out there.
18- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 FARTHING, KM788.2.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 20 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 8,016,000.
Grade: NGC MS61 (Cert.# 4080257-007).
Comments: Purchased raw from Tom C. ("Wybrit"), 11/20/09.
19- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 PENNY, KM789.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 11,127,000.
Grade: PCGS MS64 RD.
Comments: A gift from Don Rupp ("ajaan"), 04/2010. I only paid for the grading.
20- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 PENNY (BRONZE), KM790.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 30.8 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 22,206,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-008).
Comments: Purchased raw from Don Rupp ("ajaan") in 2009, to upgrade a less Red example.
21- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 PENNY (SILVER MAUNDY), KM775.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 11.15 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0140 oz. Mintage: 18,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert. #1756441-012)
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). The apparent haze on the obverse picture is actually a reflection from the holder.
22- GREAT BRITAIN, 2 PENCE, KM776.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 13.44 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0280 oz. Mintage: 14,000.
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert. #1756441-013).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD")
23- GREAT BRITAIN, 3 PENCE, KM777.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 16.26 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0420 oz. Mintage: 6,100,000 (circulation strikes)- 8,976 (Maundy issue).
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert. #1756441-014).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD").
24- GREAT BRITAIN, 4 PENCE, KM778.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 17.63 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 12,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert. #1756441-015).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD").
25- GREAT BRITAIN, 6 PENCE, KM779.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0895 oz. Mintage: 5,109,000.
Grade: PCGS MS64 (Old Green Holder- cert. # 2302317).
Comments: Puchased from Tom Carroll ("Wybrit"), 11/20/09, replacing a really nice AU+ I'd bought from him years before.
26- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 SHILLING, KM780.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 23.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1682 oz. Mintage: 3,426,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert.# 4080257-009).
Comments: Received raw as a generous gift for Victoria from Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
27- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 FLORIN (2 SHILLINGS), KM781.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 28.3 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/0.3364 oz. Mintage: 2,649,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (formerly NGC MS65, current cert.# 4080257-010).
Comments: Ex-Brett Smith ("BS"). Purchased raw, with the original NGC insert included. Resubmitted in 2011 and it only got MS64.
28- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 CROWN, KM782.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 32.3 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.4204 oz. Mintage: 1,577,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-0110).
Comments: Purchased raw from Jeffrey Zarit, through eBay.
29- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 SOVEREIGN, KM784.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 19.30 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.1177 oz. Mintage: 2,037,999.
Grade: PCGS MS64, with Terner pedigree on label (Cert. #90089936).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
30- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 SOVEREIGN, KM785.
Size: 22.05 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.2355 oz. Mintage: 1,579,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted- any grade, raw or certified, 1901-dated coins only. A certified coin would be preferable.
31- HONG KONG, 1 CENT, KM4.3, (1901 "plain").
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 27.6 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 5,000,000 (without mintmark)- 10,000,000 ("H" mintmark).
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-012).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. This is the lower-mintage variety without mintmark.
32- HONG KONG, 5 CENTS, KM5.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 15.53 mm. Composition: .8000 Silver/.0349 oz. Mintage: 10,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert. # 3356207-006).
Comments: Acquired in a trade with Hayden Tubbs ("HTubbs"), who let us trade up from a toned NGC MS63 example to this blast white beauty.
33- HONG KONG, 10 CENTS, KM6.3
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 17.84 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.0698 oz. Mintage: 25,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-013).
Comments: Purchased raw from an eBay seller with the ID "999_omen".
34- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/12 ANNA, KM483, (1901-C).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 17.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 21,345,000.
Grade: NGC MS62 BN (Cert. # 3260363-003).
Comments: Purchased slabbed on eBay, sold to a forum member, and bought back when I found it harder to replace than anticipated.
35- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/2 PICE, KM484.
Size: (?) Composition: Copper. Mintage: 16,057,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only. A Red BU or proof would be especially nice.
36- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/4 ANNA, KM486, (1901-C).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 25 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 136,091,000.
Grade: NGC UNC Details/Altered Color (Cert.# 4080257-014).
Comments: Purchased raw from Vikram Deshmukh ("koincollect"), August 2009.
37- INDIA (BRITISH), 2 ANNAS, KM488, (1901-C).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 15 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.0430 oz. Mintage: 8,944,000 (Calcutta)- 1,706,000 (Bombay).
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert.# 4080257-018).
Comments: Purchased raw from VCoins seller Frits A. Bodde of Moneta Nova (Germany).
38- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/4 RUPEE, KM490.
Size: 16 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.0861 oz. Mintage: 4,476,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only, preferably in BU.
39- INDIA (BRITISH), 1 RUPEE, KM492, (1901-B).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 30 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.3437 oz. Mintage: 72,017,000 (Calcutta)- 130,258,000 (Bombay).
Grade: NGC AU Details/Surface Hairlines (Cert.# 4080257-019)
Comments: Purchased raw 2/24/10 from eBay seller "pincock", for a mere $16.65.
40- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 1/4 CENT, KM14.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 21.5 mm approx. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 2,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS62 BN (Cert.# 4080257-015).
Comments: Purchased raw from Tony Fein through VCoins, 11/22/09.
41- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 1 CENT, KM16.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 28 mm approx. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 15,230,000.
Grade: NGC AU Details/Rev Planchet Flaw (Cert.# 4080257-016).
Comments: Small planchet flaw (lamination?) on reverse, but nice detail and color. Purchased raw from eBay seller "rdzcoins", summer 2009.
42- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 5 CENTS, KM10
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 18.5 mm approx. Composition: .8000 Silver/.0350 oz. Mintage: 3,000,000.
Grade: PCGS AU53 (Cert.# 18349590).
Comments: Purchased sometime after 2009. I can't currently remember from whom.
43- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 10 CENTS, KM11.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 17 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.0697 oz. Mintage: 2,700,000.
Grade: NGC AU58 (Cert.# 4080257-017).
Comments: Purchased from an excellent eBay seller called "rdzcoins" in the summer of 2009.
44- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 20 CENTS, KM12.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 23 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.1397 oz. Mintage: 600,000.
Grade: NGC AU58 (Cert.# 4080257-020).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay.
45- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 50 CENTS, KM13.
Size: 31 mm approx. Composition: .800 Silver/.3492 oz. Mintage:120,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
Master index of my collections, treasure hunting tales, and other stuff.
Queen Victoria's reign of more than 63 years was the longest in British history and the British Empire was near its peak in 1901. While some colonies did not issue coins that year, many did, and there is a surprising variety in the portraits. In the British homeland, the coins portrayed the veiled "Old Head" or "Widow's Head" of Victoria, while the queen was frozen in time and forever young on the coinage of colonies like India and Ceylon.
As many of you know, this set is being built for my daughter, Victoria Hope. Her birth in September of 2001 heralded the beginning of the "New Victorian Era", exactly a century after the old Victorian era ended. We didn't really name her after the British queen- we just liked the name. I chose her middle name, Hope, in honor of my maternal great-grandmother, and it proved to be a timely choice, because ten days after September 11, 2001, the world was in need of a little Hope.
Like the first Victorian Era, hopefully this new New Victorian Era will be a long one, full of prosperity and advancements. I will eventually pass these coins on to Victoria Hope when she grows up, perhaps for her children. Until then, this is my collection to enjoy and build. I've shown Victoria the coins a few times and, like most young girls who are into princesses and fairy tales, she's shown some interest in "Queen Victoria from the Old Days", as she likes to put it.
Photobucket slideshow
Photobucket album
(Excluded: AUSTRALIA: 1/2 SOVEREIGN, KM12, (1901-M). These were struck in Proof only in 1901, and are prohibitively rare.)
01- AUSTRALIA: 1 SOVEREIGN, KM13, (1901-M).
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 22.05 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.2354 oz. Mintage: 3,012,000 ("S" mintmark)- 3,987,000 ("M" mintmark)- 2,889,000 ("P" mintmark).
Grade: PCGS AU58 (Cert. # 5820151).
Comments: Purchased 3/1/10 from eBay seller "akbeez", who uses the same ID on Collector's Universe.
02- BRITISH GUIANA (GUYANA), 4 PENCE, KM26.
(Coin picture)
Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0560 oz. Mintage: 60,000.
Grade: Raw VG (minor nicks and marks).
Comments: From an eBay seller in Mexico. I paid around ten times catalog price at the time, but these are tough to find and likely undervalued.
03- BRITISH HONDURAS (BELIZE), 25 CENTS, KM9.
(Coin picture)
Size: 27.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1728 oz. Mintage: 20,000.
Grade: Raw F+ (borderline VF).
Comments: Ex-Dan Lewis ("danglen").
04- BRITISH HONDURAS (BELIZE), 50 CENTS, KM10.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 35.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3456 oz. Mintage: 10,000.
Grade: NGC VF Details/Scratches (Cert. # 4080257-001).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay.
05- CANADA, 1 CENT, KM7.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 4,100,100.
Grade: PCGS MS64 RB. (Cert. # 10095298).
Comments: Acquired in a trade from Don Rupp ("ajaan"), 06/2009.
06- CANADA, 5 CENTS, KM2.
(Coin picture)
Size: 18.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0346 oz. Mintage: 2,000,000.
Grade: Raw VF+ to XF (some nicks, but also some pretty toning- which may be heat-induced, but I don't care).
Comments: Purchased from Bobby Hurst, aka "forvm" on eBay. Though not perfect, it will serve as an attractive "filler" until I step up to a full UNC.
07- CANADA, 10 CENTS, KM3.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 21.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0691 oz. Mintage: 1,200,000.
Grade: ICG MS62 (Cert.# 2748922901).
Comments: Purchased at a show on my behalf by Don Rupp ("ajaan"), who let me swap him some other coins for it, 11/2009.
08- CANADA, 25 CENTS, KM5.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 28 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1728 oz. Mintage: 640,000.
Grade: NGC VF30 (Cert.# 4080257-002, Ex-ICCS VF20).
Comments: Purchased in the ICCS holder from eBay.
09- CANADA, 50 CENTS, KM6.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 35.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3456 oz. Mintage: 80,000.
Grade: NGC G6 (Cert.# 4080257-003).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. These are tough. I find this one pleasing for a low-grade example.
10- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1/4 CENT, KM90.
(Coin picture #1) ~ (Coin picture #2) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 14.3 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 216,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 BN (Cert.# 4080257-004).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. The nice colors were a pleasan surprise. Tiny but beautiful, and undervalued, in my opinion.
11- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1/2 CENT, KM91.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 18.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 2,020,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-005).
Comments: Purchased raw from Stephen Album Rare Coins (stevenalbum.com), 04/2010.
12- CEYLON (SRI LANKA), 1 CENT, KM92.
(Coin picture)
Size: 22.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 1,014,000.
Grade: Raw F+ (borderline VF).
Comments: Just a cheap coin I picked up somewhere; probably eBay. It will do until I find a nice BU example.
13- CYPRUS, 1/4 PIASTRE, KM1.2.
Size: 21 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 72,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
14- CYPRUS, 3 PIASTRES, KM4.
Size: 18 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 300,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
15- CYPRUS, 4-1/2 PIASTRES, KM5.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 19 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 300,000.
Grade: NGC XF40 (Cert. #1787397-054).
Comments: Ex- Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Might have had a light cleaning long ago, but NGC obviously considered it gradeworthy.
16- CYPRUS, 9 PIASTRES, KM6.
(Coin picture)
Size: 23.7 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1682 oz. Mintage: 600,000.
Grade: Raw AU.
2009 KM catalog values: $15.00 F, 40.00 VF, 100.00 XF, 200.00 UNC, 1,250.00 PR.
Comments: Ex- Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
17- CYPRUS, 18 PIASTRES, KM7.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 29.8 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.3364 oz. Mintage: 200,000.
Grade: NGC VG10 (Cert.# 4080257-006).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. Modest grade, but superior eye appeal- far better looking than a lot of the typical cleaned ones out there.
18- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 FARTHING, KM788.2.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 20 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 8,016,000.
Grade: NGC MS61 (Cert.# 4080257-007).
Comments: Purchased raw from Tom C. ("Wybrit"), 11/20/09.
19- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 PENNY, KM789.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 11,127,000.
Grade: PCGS MS64 RD.
Comments: A gift from Don Rupp ("ajaan"), 04/2010. I only paid for the grading.
20- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 PENNY (BRONZE), KM790.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 30.8 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 22,206,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-008).
Comments: Purchased raw from Don Rupp ("ajaan") in 2009, to upgrade a less Red example.
21- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 PENNY (SILVER MAUNDY), KM775.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 11.15 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0140 oz. Mintage: 18,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert. #1756441-012)
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). The apparent haze on the obverse picture is actually a reflection from the holder.
22- GREAT BRITAIN, 2 PENCE, KM776.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 13.44 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0280 oz. Mintage: 14,000.
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert. #1756441-013).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD")
23- GREAT BRITAIN, 3 PENCE, KM777.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 16.26 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0420 oz. Mintage: 6,100,000 (circulation strikes)- 8,976 (Maundy issue).
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert. #1756441-014).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD").
24- GREAT BRITAIN, 4 PENCE, KM778.
(Coin picture) ~ (Slab picture)
Size: 17.63 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0561 oz. Mintage: 12,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert. #1756441-015).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN"). Previously sold by Richard Abrahams ("greattoning"/"MrD").
25- GREAT BRITAIN, 6 PENCE, KM779.
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Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0895 oz. Mintage: 5,109,000.
Grade: PCGS MS64 (Old Green Holder- cert. # 2302317).
Comments: Puchased from Tom Carroll ("Wybrit"), 11/20/09, replacing a really nice AU+ I'd bought from him years before.
26- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 SHILLING, KM780.
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Size: 23.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1682 oz. Mintage: 3,426,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert.# 4080257-009).
Comments: Received raw as a generous gift for Victoria from Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
27- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 FLORIN (2 SHILLINGS), KM781.
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Size: 28.3 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/0.3364 oz. Mintage: 2,649,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (formerly NGC MS65, current cert.# 4080257-010).
Comments: Ex-Brett Smith ("BS"). Purchased raw, with the original NGC insert included. Resubmitted in 2011 and it only got MS64.
28- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 CROWN, KM782.
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Size: 32.3 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.4204 oz. Mintage: 1,577,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-0110).
Comments: Purchased raw from Jeffrey Zarit, through eBay.
29- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 SOVEREIGN, KM784.
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Size: 19.30 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.1177 oz. Mintage: 2,037,999.
Grade: PCGS MS64, with Terner pedigree on label (Cert. #90089936).
Comments: Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis ("SYRACUSIAN").
30- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 SOVEREIGN, KM785.
Size: 22.05 mm. Composition: .917 Gold/.2355 oz. Mintage: 1,579,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted- any grade, raw or certified, 1901-dated coins only. A certified coin would be preferable.
31- HONG KONG, 1 CENT, KM4.3, (1901 "plain").
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Size: 27.6 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 5,000,000 (without mintmark)- 10,000,000 ("H" mintmark).
Grade: NGC MS63 RB (Cert.# 4080257-012).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay. This is the lower-mintage variety without mintmark.
32- HONG KONG, 5 CENTS, KM5.
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Size: 15.53 mm. Composition: .8000 Silver/.0349 oz. Mintage: 10,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert. # 3356207-006).
Comments: Acquired in a trade with Hayden Tubbs ("HTubbs"), who let us trade up from a toned NGC MS63 example to this blast white beauty.
33- HONG KONG, 10 CENTS, KM6.3
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Size: 17.84 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.0698 oz. Mintage: 25,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-013).
Comments: Purchased raw from an eBay seller with the ID "999_omen".
34- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/12 ANNA, KM483, (1901-C).
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Size: 17.5 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 21,345,000.
Grade: NGC MS62 BN (Cert. # 3260363-003).
Comments: Purchased slabbed on eBay, sold to a forum member, and bought back when I found it harder to replace than anticipated.
35- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/2 PICE, KM484.
Size: (?) Composition: Copper. Mintage: 16,057,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only. A Red BU or proof would be especially nice.
36- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/4 ANNA, KM486, (1901-C).
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Size: 25 mm. Composition: Copper. Mintage: 136,091,000.
Grade: NGC UNC Details/Altered Color (Cert.# 4080257-014).
Comments: Purchased raw from Vikram Deshmukh ("koincollect"), August 2009.
37- INDIA (BRITISH), 2 ANNAS, KM488, (1901-C).
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Size: 15 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.0430 oz. Mintage: 8,944,000 (Calcutta)- 1,706,000 (Bombay).
Grade: NGC MS65 (Cert.# 4080257-018).
Comments: Purchased raw from VCoins seller Frits A. Bodde of Moneta Nova (Germany).
38- INDIA (BRITISH), 1/4 RUPEE, KM490.
Size: 16 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.0861 oz. Mintage: 4,476,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only, preferably in BU.
39- INDIA (BRITISH), 1 RUPEE, KM492, (1901-B).
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Size: 30 mm. Composition: .917 Silver/.3437 oz. Mintage: 72,017,000 (Calcutta)- 130,258,000 (Bombay).
Grade: NGC AU Details/Surface Hairlines (Cert.# 4080257-019)
Comments: Purchased raw 2/24/10 from eBay seller "pincock", for a mere $16.65.
40- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 1/4 CENT, KM14.
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Size: 21.5 mm approx. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 2,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS62 BN (Cert.# 4080257-015).
Comments: Purchased raw from Tony Fein through VCoins, 11/22/09.
41- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 1 CENT, KM16.
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Size: 28 mm approx. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 15,230,000.
Grade: NGC AU Details/Rev Planchet Flaw (Cert.# 4080257-016).
Comments: Small planchet flaw (lamination?) on reverse, but nice detail and color. Purchased raw from eBay seller "rdzcoins", summer 2009.
42- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 5 CENTS, KM10
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Size: 18.5 mm approx. Composition: .8000 Silver/.0350 oz. Mintage: 3,000,000.
Grade: PCGS AU53 (Cert.# 18349590).
Comments: Purchased sometime after 2009. I can't currently remember from whom.
43- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 10 CENTS, KM11.
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Size: 17 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.0697 oz. Mintage: 2,700,000.
Grade: NGC AU58 (Cert.# 4080257-017).
Comments: Purchased from an excellent eBay seller called "rdzcoins" in the summer of 2009.
44- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 20 CENTS, KM12.
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Size: 23 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.1397 oz. Mintage: 600,000.
Grade: NGC AU58 (Cert.# 4080257-020).
Comments: Purchased raw on eBay.
45- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (MALAYSIA), 50 CENTS, KM13.
Size: 31 mm approx. Composition: .800 Silver/.3492 oz. Mintage:120,000.
Grade: n/a (WANTED, 1901 only).
Comments: Wanted in any grade, 1901-dated coins only.
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