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Auction: CSS51 - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale
Lot: 531

Straits Settlements, silver 50 cents, specimen, 1890-H, NGC SP62. Belived to be ex King Farouk of Egypt Collection (Royal Palace Auction of 1954). One of two pieces recorded. Of the Straits Victorian 50 cents pieces, only a handful are recorded in proof or specimen. The NGC census lists two specimens of this date, both SP62, whereas the PCGS Population Report records no proof for the entire Victorian 50 cent series, and Coin Archives lists no proofs or specimens ever to have been offered. A Straits Settlements Victoria 50 cents in strictly Mint State is a major rarity. Of the 10 or 15 UNCs recorded for all these years only a couple are MS 63 or better. The NGC's census lists only shows one Mint State example of the 1890H 50 cents, this being an MS 62. Even in UNC condition an example of this 44,000-mintage coin would bring USD15,000-20,000. An exceptional offering of a superb and highly important example of the largest Straits Settlements Victorian silver coin.
1890H海峽殖民地5毫銀幣，NGC SP62，僅有2枚記錄，而原廠品相的在市場上也是寥寥可數，樣幣方面，NGC有2項記錄，同 為PF62，PCGS則未有記錄，本版別是海峽殖民地最大型銀幣，而且發行量低，僅得44000枚，UNC品相市場價已為15,000- 20,000美元，本品品相超卓，更見珍罕

Estimate
HK$250,000 to HK$350,000

Starting price
HK$250000