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Auction: CSS61 - South East Asian Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 6203

Straits Settlements, 20c 1903 Royal Mint satin finish VIP PROOF. NGC PROOF AU DETAILS "Surface hairlines". Royal Mint satin or matte proofs were sometimes cleaned by collectors as they did not understand the newly introduced matte (in 1902) and satin (1 in 1902/1903) special surfaces and believed that with cleaning they would become brilliant!
(NGC Cert # 3277407-013). Only one other proof example graded by NGC -- a PF 62. PCGS reports grading no proofs/specimens. Excessively rare
Please go to the auction description of the sale and follow the link there to see the coin rotational videos and Pridmore scans.



Estimate
HK$115,000 to HK$160,000

Starting price
HK$115000