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numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:13 pm According to Krause this is a pretty rare coin even though the mintage shows 5 million. I think I read where the ship carrying the bulk of them was sunk in the war. Image: 1cHK1941.jpg 88.72 KB Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:25 pm Really, now? Does the 5 mil mean mintage before or after the boat sank? Report this Post to the Staff
numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:28 pm Must be before. Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:30 pm George VI one cent 1941 Two separate consignments of these coins left the United Kingdom by ship towards the end of 1941. One shipment is reported to have been recalled en route, whilst the fate of the other is not known. Recently, however, a few of these coins have come to light from Japanese sources, so that it now seems reasonable to assume that the second consignment fell into the hands of the Japanese, who, following their practice at that time, melted the coins down for war purposes. Fortunately for collectors, a few of them apparently escaped that fate, and during the past years about a few tenths specimens have come to light. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:35 pm G'day, I lifted this from Wikipedia: "In conjunction with its military campaign in World War II, the Empire of Japan invaded Hong Kong on 8 December 1941. The Battle of Hong Kong ended with British and Canadian defenders surrendering control of the colony to Japan on 25 December. During the Japanese occupation, civilians suffered widespread food shortages, rationing, and hyper-inflation due to forced exchange of currency for military notes. Hong Kong lost more than half of its population in the period between the invasion and Japan's surrender in 1945, when the United Kingdom resumed control of the colony." ... "In 1934, the last 1 cent coins were issued, but the last minting was 1941. These were not issued because of the Second World War." Peter Report this Post to the Staff
numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 04/27/2009 09:28 am Thanks to all for the information. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/27/2009 11:15 am Wow...interesting history! That sure sounds like a rare issue due to events. That coin appears to be a nice grade too. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/27/2009 11:31 am Interesting history, that answers the question. Why so valuable? Nice con. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 03:36 am Awesome coin! Did you actually bight the bullet and buy this rare coin or did you acquire it some other way? Report this Post to the Staff
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