Sharing my area of interest, Straits Settlements (SS). Hope those of you who collect coins on is area will share also. I have shared this image in my introductions, will start with this coin as an intro in this forum. Got this coin from eBay a while back. SS King Edward VII Year : 1908 Denomination : 1 Cent Mintage 5,015,044 - Both year 1907 & 1908 coins inclusive Conditions : MS 64 RD - Brilliant Unc Red (2nd Highest Grade with 28 pcs graded similar)
I find collecting Bronze / Copper coins challenging, specially in BU Red conditions. Back home here in Malaysia with the high humidity, most coins gets oxidized or toned brown if they not properly kept. There are not many copies in my collections, but I'm trying hard hunting, and they are expensive. Here's a copy of a 1/2 cent 1932 SS King George V Year : 1932 Denomination : 1/2 Cent Mintage : 5,000,000 Content : Bronze Conditions : MS 66 RD - Brilliant Unc Red (Highest Grade with 52 pcs graded similar)
Attached my latest purchase. It's a raw coin yet to be slab. Will have it sent to NGC to have it grade. SS Kg George V 1920 50cts. Content : .500 Silver Grade : My personal opinion at MS64. I'm slightly worried of the very light hairline scratches which can effect the gradings. But it does not look like it has been rub before. Copies of the similar coins in MS65 condition are current auctioned off between USD260 - USD330. MS66 copy sold at USD440
One of the joys of finding a raw coin and having it sent for grading and coming back graded in MS condition by NGC makes it worth the hunt. Featured is a British Empire Queen Victoria coin Era : Straits Settlements Q Victoria Denomination : 5cts Year : 1898 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 1,200,000 Graded : MS63 (7 pieces currently recorded and certified by NGC)
This is a slab copy of the SS Kg George V 50c 1920 in my collection. Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : 50 cts Year : 1920 Composition : Silver .500 fine Diameter : 28.5 mm Weight : 8.41 g Mintage : 3,900,051 Mint : Bombay Mint. India Coin Edge : Milled Variety : Cross below bust Graded : MS 65 (In record 16pcs registered with NGC) There however are 2 varieties to this coin. One with the cross below the bust (illustrated above) and the other with a dot. The rare variety is the one with the dot of course. For your reference below.
Ok, I'm not very knowledgable on British empire regions/coins. Where are and when did the Brits influence that region. Nice coins too
Straits Settlements was established under the control of British East India Company in 1826 comprising 3 trade ports, Penang, Malacca, Singapore and forth in 1907, Labuan. The straits around this area today is called Straits of Malacca. Prior to that period, the Portuguese and Dutch had settled in Malacca trading with India, Sumatra and China. Malacca was a very important port then with the trading of spices, silk, tea and porcelain.
This is an area i collect but not soley focusing on right now, im currently in the west indies, Anglo-German States and India (as always) but my Display picture is a trade dollar which saw some circulation there. I will get round to photographing some of my straits coins over the next few days. I have an Edward VII and George V dollar theyre my favourites from there !
A copy of the similar I have as graded. Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : $1 Year : 1920 Composition : Silver .900 fine Diameter : 34 mm Weight : 16.855 g Mintage : 8,163,928 Mint : Bombay Mint. India Coin Edge : Milled Graded : MS64 (Currently 44 pcs. graded as similar in record)
Attached a Half dollar, sadly graded AU Details. It was a raw coin I purchased and with it coming back ungraded by NGC was a disappointment. What percentage difference would one pay verses a graded coin of the same equivalent grade. Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : 50 cts Year : 1908H Composition : Silver .900 fine Diameter : 28.6 mm Weight : 10.1 g Mintage : 2,869,177 Mint : Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England Coin Edge : Milled Graded : AU Details Surface hairlines
Here is a copy of another 50 cts coin I received back from NGC some time back, at least it managed to get graded. One will find it hard to get the 50 cts of the Kg Edward series in MS / Uncirculated difficult. So for me an AU58 is a consolation. Still in the hunt for the high grade copies. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination : 50 cts Year : 1908 Composition : Silver .900 fine Diameter : 28.6 mm Weight : 10.1 g Mintage : 2,869,177 (No records between Heaton and Royal. Both tallied together) Mint : Royal Mint Coin Edge : Milled Graded : AU58 (Currently 13 copies registered similar in NGC)
