Baldwin & Sons
Auction 86 6 May 2014
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COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, CEYLON Victoria (1837-1901), Copper Proof ¼-Cent, 1891, proof only date, (KM 90). Uncirculated proof, toned, with a little dirt on the obverse.
As with many proof only dates, the ¼-Cent was rarely struck up to proof standards. These proof only dates add another dimension to the collecting of the coins of Ceylon. We know about the restrikes of India and that there were Off Metal Strikes in silver and gold for that country. Most of the coins of Ceylon were struck in Calcutta. We expect that the India series had a much larger home market than the small island of Ceylon, even back in the 19th century, so why were these struck?
Estimate: £200-300
As with many proof only dates, the ¼-Cent was rarely struck up to proof standards. These proof only dates add another dimension to the collecting of the coins of Ceylon. We know about the restrikes of India and that there were Off Metal Strikes in silver and gold for that country. Most of the coins of Ceylon were struck in Calcutta. We expect that the India series had a much larger home market than the small island of Ceylon, even back in the 19th century, so why were these struck?
Estimate: £200-300