Malaysia 1976 1 sen Copper/Bronze

Malaysia 1976 1 sen Bronze/Copper
Today I would like to share my rare 1976 1 sen bronze / copper which I bought from a friend of mine who is a collector himself.
I took quite a long time to decide whether to keep it as the price of it was not cheap but still considered reasonable. He felt it was not worthy to keep but I felt the opposite. (He quoted, "No matter how good a condition you keep the copper coin in,  it still will degrade by itself, after keeping for a long period of time!")
I felt that the coin deserved a slab so I sent it to NGC 3rd party grading company to grade the coin. The results came back made me really satisfied. What do you think is the result of the grading? Let me tell you, it was...  MS66 RB .

1967 Malaysia Mint Set of Uncirculated Coins

Yesterday, I realized that the 1967 Malaysia Mint Set of Uncirculated Coins was sold at the price of USD $308.22 on eBay, and that it ended as below timeframe.

Bidders:12Bids:23Time Ended:Jan 03, 2014 04:07:47 SGTDuration:7 days 
               



Believe it or not, it is too far from my budget. Malaysia Parliament Coinage recently had a higher demand  than its supply.

Malaysia rarest coin table

Malaysia rarest coin list table

Hi! Today I would like to have some insight on Malaysia rarest coin, which every Malaysian coin collectors always wanted to possess. The table below is just my own opinion on Malaysia rarest coinage which started from 1967 until now. If you have any other opinions to contribute, please do not hesitate to let me know so that I can update this post (by adding-on or removing them from this list) so that you will get the best information out of this blogpost.

1.   Malaysia 1969 50 sen milled edge. (Mintage : Unknown)
2.   Malaysia proof coin set 1967 consists of 1 sen,5 sen,10 sen, 20 sen and 50 sen (Mintage :500pcs)
3.   Malaysia 1976 1 sen copper/bronze
4.   Malaysia 1968 50 sen milled edge. (Mintage : Unknown)
5.   Malaysia 1967 50 sen milled edge. (Mintage : Unknown)
6 .  Malaysia 1971 10sen without dot V1
7.   Malaysia 1971 10sen without dot V111
8.   Malaysia 1969 50 sen security edge with BU condition.
9.   Malaysia proof coin set 1981 consists of 1sen,5sen,10sen,20sen and 50sen and RM1(Mintage:   
                                                                                                                                              Unknown)
10. Malaysia 1971 proof RM1 and proof RM5 ( Both coin each mintage 500pcs)

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.

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%.

Yuan Shih Kai silver dollar year 1919 ( 八 年 造 )

Yuan Shih Kai silver dollar year 1919  ( 八 年 造 )

As promised I would like to share the outcome of my coin that was sent to NGC for grading and authentic. Most of my so-called expert friends telling me the coin is not genuine but in the end it was graded as a genuine coin and awarded AU55. This is an uncommon coin of year 8 Yuan Shih Kai or Fat man dollar. This variety known as year 8 tail variety.

Malaya British Borneo Queen Elizabeth II Since 1952 key date coin

Malaya British Borneo Queen Elizabeth II Since 1952 key date coin

Today would like to update key date Malaya British Borneo Queen Elizabeth II coinage which include 1,5,10,20 and 50 cents denomination.

1 cents 1958 ( Mintage: 5,000,000)

5 cents 1961H,1957KN, 1957H (Mintage: 1961H(Unknown), 1957KN(Unknown),1957H (Unknown))

10 cents 1961KN,1957KN,1956 ( Mintage : 1961KN(Unknown),1957KN(Unknown), 1956 (10,000,000))

20 cents 1957KN,1956,1957H    ( Mintage : 1957KN(Unknown), 1956(5,000,000), 1957H(Unknown))

50 cents 1956, 1957H , 1957KN ( Mintage : 1956(3,400,000),1957H(Unknown), 1957KN (Unknown))

* Mint Marks H - Heaton Mint Birimingham
* Mint Marks KN - King's Norton Mint Birmingham
* No Mint Marks - Royal Mint England

Yuan Shih Kai 10 cents coin

Yuan Shih Kai 10 cents coin

Today 28-Jul-2013 I visited coin shop to purchase some coin holder as I running out of stocks . Beside the shop I usually visited ,unexpectedly I spotted few small browse table being setup and noticed some dealers selling notes and coins. Without further delay I proceed to the browse table and checked out what item they are selling. They are selling varieties of world banknotes and coins. One coin that attracted me most is Yuan Shih Kai 10 cents dated 1916 Year 5. Usually most of the dealers have 1914 which is Year 3. I remember while I in Taiwan coin street I visited many shops I just come across 2 coins denomination 10 cents Yuan Shih Kai year 1916 but the condition is just VG to F and the price also not cheap so I decided not to own it. I grab today opportunity to own this coin as the price also reasonable. Currently this 1916 10 cents Yuan Shih Kai is in my collection although is just VF condition.