CEYLON (SRI LANKA), Colonial. British. George III. 1760-1820. CU 1/24 Rixdollar (26mm, 26.54 g, 7h). Hammered coinage. Colombo mint. Dated 1801. KM 64; Cr 23. In NGC encapsulation graded XF 45 BN. Deep brown toning with nice surfaces. Usual crude flan, but beautiful fields. Much nicer than normally seen and on a very broad planchet.
Purchased from Paul Davis, October 1971.