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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 8:36 pm I came across 10 of these in my pile of childhood coins .... no doubt the souvenirs of a family trip during my time in Taiwan. Excited to see them again ..... however my research has burst the enthusiasm bubble with the knowledge that they are as common as dirt. That said ..... they are still fine coins and a part of my growing World Collection ..... soooooo .... to the photos and descriptions .... hoping I get this correct!! KM-31.1 Minted in 2 years (1960 and 1970). All 7 examples I have are 1960. Cupro-Nickel Alloy. My 1960 have an interesting edge detail ... fully reeded edge with an incuse band of dots on the centerline of the edge separated at 180 degrees by a short portion of blank space. I have read on the Internet that this is called the 'security edge'. My research leads me to believe that there were an astonishing 80,000,000 of these minted at two mints ...... mintmarks are 'H' and 'KN' at 40,000,000 each. I have no clue where the mintmark is located ..... please help if you can ..... would enjoy having one of each mint! Second Dollar .... KM-35 Minted 1971-1975. I have two 1971 and one 1973. Cupro-Nickel alloy. These have a normal reeded edge as we would find on a USA issued coin. My research say mintage for the 1971 was 8,000,000 and for the 1973 was 8,125,000. I found somewhere on the web that these are now worth about 50 cents US each ...... no worries I say .... great fun with my childhood coins! Please write back and correct any of my errors and add anything else you can to help my discovery of these great World Coins. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 9:12 pm You got it, as usual. Great research! The value is a bit higher than you state, I'd say a couple of bucks each, especially 1973 is in great shape. The only thing I could add is that 1960 dollars were struck at Heaton mint and at King Norton. The mintmark is located under "LL" of "dollar". Yours looks rather a small "H", which stands for Heaton. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 9:43 pm Those are neat, in their simplicity. The cents have a security edge as well. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 9:48 pm You nailed it again on the mintmark location svslav ...... truly Many Thanks! I am years away from having the knowledge you have ..... and I say your contributions to this forum have been exemplary in the way you have shared your understanding and experience. Hope you stick around for a while. Soooo ... anyways ..... I went through my seven 1960 Hong Kong Dollars and now know that I have 3 Heaton mint coins and 4 King Norton mint coins. The poor 1960 photo posted above is as you correctly stated a Heaton mint coin. Now I need to do some research on the two mints ..... would enjoy knowing where they were located and how they contributed to the coinage of the 1960's era Hong Kong. Hmmmmm .... only 15 coins or so into my childhood pile ..... really enjoying the thrill of learning. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 10:02 pm Quote: The cents have a security edge as well. Indeed fioti .... great photo ..... that is the 'security edge' I see on my seven 1960 Hong Kong dollars. Thanks for sharing that photo! David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 06/05/2010 11:34 pm It's a pity that all your 1960 coins actually do have the security edge; "mint errors" with ordinary reeding are listed as a separate variety in the Krause catalogue, and can turn a $3 coin into a $20 coin. Quote: Now I need to do some research on the two mints ..... would enjoy knowing where they were located and how they contributed to the coinage of the 1960's era Hong Kong. Both mints were located in Birmingham, England, and were used extensively during the 19th and 20th centuries to supplement the coinage struck by The Royal Mint both for Britain and for various colonies and dominions that issued their own coinage but were too small to operate a mint of their own. They even struck coins for other countries such as Italy. The two mints were eventually acquired by the same company and merged in 1991. Their last major job was making blanks for other mints to use to strike 1 and 2 euro coins. The company still trades, but now only sells bullion ingots, having sold off its coin minting equipment in 2003. Let Google be your friend. This article on the WBCC site was written just before minting operations shut up shop and outlines the history of the two companies. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 06/06/2010 12:08 am Many Thanks Sap ..... great link and a very informative read on the mints. Geepers .... this childhood coin bag of mine is leading to a lot of learning. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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