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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi all! Two part question: 1. This coin isn't in my Krause for 1910. It's in there for 1902 and 1903 (KM #20) Why is this and what is it's value? 2. What is the deformation in the middle of the "5" on the reverse? Is it considered an error?   Thanks for the help!  |
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 Australia
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In 1909, the fineness of the smaller Straits Settlements silver coins dropped from .800 fine to .600 fine. The 5 cent coins dated 1910 are listed in my 2006 edition Krause as KM# 20a.
The round deformation looks suspiciously like a mount mark; I think someone turned your coin into a home-made cuff-link. With a mount mark, your coin will only be worth bullion value.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks Sap! I don't know why it's not in my Krause. Must be because mine is the "Collecting World Coins" version. It's supposed to have all the circulating world coins...apparently not quite all.
Thanks for the heads-up about it being a mount mark on the back. That's too bad. Just out of curiosity, what would the value have been if it wasn't an ex-cufflink?
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Australia
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Hard to say - it's use as a cufflink has caused much more wear on the obverse relative to the reverse. Still, it's a common enough coin - CV $1.25 in Fine in my 2006 edition KM.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks, Sap. I thought, maybe, it was a somewhat rare coin since it wasn't in my Krause. Must have just been an oversight. OR...I am blind! I've looked 3 times now and have not found it. But, I have missed things before!
I appreciate the info!
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New Member
United States
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Hi All, I am so new that I don't know if I am replying correctly to this thread - I hope so - this is my first day on the forum. I too have a 1910 Straits Settlements 5 cent coin. I was wondering if there is any market for this coin and if it's condition is representative of the $1.25 value you referenced in your post - (doesn't have the cuff-link mount mark). I apologize for my ignorance and hope you'll see this post to your thread. Thank you, Nancy   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nancy- While I personally really love coins of the British possessions in Asia, unfortunately they are not very popular here in the US. This explains the rather low value for the above coin with the deformity. Seeing how your coin is also not in the best of condition it is also probably only worth about melt value. I would probably grade your coin Good-6 based upon the picture given, but there may be some detail hidden by the toning.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks again for responding! I forgot to mention on my reply to your post re my Fiji coin, I really like your avatar and wondered what coin it is. Nancy
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Malaysia
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These coins are from Malaysia(where I am now) and also singapore...these 5 cent coin is very rare even in my country...5cent Edward is veri valueble if without the patches and is still clean...but 1/4 cents is even more valueble compare to 5 cents...weird huh...  |
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