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GREAT BRITAIN: AR trade dollar, 1897, NGC graded AU details

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
GREAT BRITAIN: AR trade dollar, 1897, NGC graded AU details
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180.00USD+ (36.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 16:47UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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GREAT BRITAIN: AR trade dollar, 1897, KM-T5, rare variety with mintmark missing, surface hairlines, NGC graded AU details, ex Sam Sinnathuray Collection. The British Trade Dollar was designed by George William De Saulles and minted from 1895 for Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements. But after the Straits dollar was introduced in 1903, it became exclusively a Hong Kong coin produced until 1935. Thirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray (1930-2016), known professionally as T. S. Sinnathuray and to his friends as Sam Sinnathuray, was a judge of the High Court of Singapore. Following his retirement from the bench he pursued his interest in numismatics, becoming the chairman and chief executive officer of Mavin International Pte. Ltd., an auction company specializing in rare coins and banknotes.