Lot 2291

Sale 85 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Ceylon, Queen Victoria, proof five cents, cent, half cent and quarter cent, 1890, struck in silver at the Calcutta Mint (C. Mint on truncation of five, CM on other) (Pr. did not list silver proofs of this date; KM 90-93a). Uneven toning, underlying brilliance, virtually FDC and very rare. (4)

Ex King Farouk Collection (lot 2370) and R.J. Ford Collection (lot 212).

Estimate
$4,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$5,000

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