Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 2-7 Oct 2021
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MALAYA. British United East India Company. Sumatra. 2 Kepings, AH 1197 (1783). Calcutta Mint. PCGS AU-55.
KM-256. Rich and consistent mahogany patina dominates the surfaces of this circulating issue that shows gentle wear and well preserved surfaces. We have not offered a similar example in recent memory, and the present coin is sure to draw the attention of many Indonesian specialists.
KM-256. Rich and consistent mahogany patina dominates the surfaces of this circulating issue that shows gentle wear and well preserved surfaces. We have not offered a similar example in recent memory, and the present coin is sure to draw the attention of many Indonesian specialists.
British Bencoolen was a possession of the East India Company made up of settlements along the south coast of Sumatra, the island that sits across the Malacca Strait from Singapore. Used for the growth and export of pepper, the area was formally ceded to the Netherlands in 1824.
Estimate: $100 - $200