Sunday, 17 November 2013

Straits Settlement 1883 Half-Cent

Straits Settlement 1883 Half-Cent

Today, I would like to share that in Straits Settlement Queen Victoria (1867-1901) regime, the half-cent is not produced every year, exceptions for the year 1872, 1872H, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1875W, 1883, 1884, 1889, 1890 and 1891. The coins in 1890 and 1891 are produced as proof coins. For the year 1872-1883, it is produced using copper. Whereas for the rest of the year, in bronze (1884-1889). The keydate of Straits Settle Queen Victoria half-cent are 1873 and 1883.





Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Malaysia First Series Coin.

Currently Malaysia First Series Coin or more well known as Parliament Series realized very high price in recent well known auction house in Singapore. Many collectors start to collect those UNC and BU grade independently of years and nomination. Current demand on this coin is rapidly increase as the result of the auction house realized result. The First Series Malaysia coin consists of 1sen,5sen,10sen,20sen,50sen and 1 Ringgit year mintage from 1967 to 1988. The 1 ringgit parliament series ended earlier 1986. Let me highlight the key dates of Malaysia First Series Coinage.

Malaysia Parliament Series Key dates coin

1  sen           ( 1970 Mintage 2,535,000 , 1968 Mintage 10,500,000 , 1976 Copper (Rare) )
5  sen           ( 1971 Mintage 16,657,712 , 1977 Mintage 10,609,162 )
10 sen          ( 1971 Mintage 32,236 ( Rare ) , 1968 Mintage 128,292,000 )
20 sen          ( 1969 Mintage 15,000,000 , 1978 Mintage 6,847,062 , 1970 Mintage 1,054,000,
                       1971 Mintage 9,958,419 )
50 sen          ( (1967,1968,1969) Milled Edge (Rare) ,1969 Mintage 2,000,000  )
1 Ringgit     ( 1982 Mintage 201,550 , 1985 Mintage 301,583 )


In the Singapore Collector Auction Asia 2 /2013 on 18 Oct 2013 one of the most wanted item from Malaysia coin collector realized S$3400 which score a record high in realized price is Malaysia 50 sen coin milled age graded AU55 (NGC).

Note : *Malaysia 50 sen 1969 Freak without security edge graded NGC Au-55 realized S$3400 excluding buyer premium 18%.