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Add a raw 1903 Raised "B" 1 Dollar Silver. Conditions from EF - GEF. Do refer to "Poor Authentication of Straits 1903 Raised "B" post to identify its difference from the normal copy.

My latest find, raw Raised "B" found. Conditions : EF - GEF (With some hairline scratches. Attached are the pictures with its 2 points confirmations. The Raised "B" mark and the period after the DES of the artist's signature.

Here's another of a few I've gotten hold lately. This one is graded by PCGS, a common year though, Year : 1901B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : 25,684,971 pieces Graded : MS-63. Total graded by PCGS currently - 32

Sorry! Not even a guesstimate of its mintage. Wish knew. Searching for answers has drawn me to a blank. If I ever find any answers, i will definitely post to share.

At last I gotten hold of the very, very scarce Kg George V 1920 50cts with a dot instead of the cross below the bust. Feeling delighted Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : 50cts Year : 1920 Variety : Dot below the Bust Composition : Silver .500 fine Mintage : Unknown (The normal copy with a cross below the bust - 3,900,051) Graded : Likely a GEF Will have it sent for slabbing soon.

Here's a 1902 Trade Dollar with the "B" (Bombay) mint mark, the common copy . The rarer copy is the "C" (Calcutta) mint mark followed by the 1902/2B overprint. Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1902B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : 30,404,499 pieces Graded : MS-62. Total graded by NGC currently - 72

You are right ccg. Great 20 cents pieces for the Straits series are rather hard to come by. You may have to pay a high price even for the common dates.

This is raw copy which I bought much earlier and graded. Surprisingly, the highest grade recorded to-date is a MS65, only 1 copy. None at MS64, followed by MS63 - 14 copies. Descriptions: Region : Straits Settlements Reign : Kg Edward VII Year : 1908 Denomination : 1 Dollar Content : .900 Silver Weight : 20.21g Shape : Round Diameter : 34.5 mm Coin Edge : Milled Coin Shape: Round Mint : Royal Mint, London Mintage : 4,151,652 Artist's initials DES below bust "George de Saulles" Grade : MS 63 (Total numbers graded at MS63 - 14 copies)

Have been on a hunt for Trade Dollars of different years and have gotten hold of a 1908B. Love it and enjoy it. Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1908B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Weight : 26.95g Mintage : 6,870,741 pieces Graded : MS-63. Total graded by NGC currently - 62

Another copy of a 1930B British Trade Dollar recently acquired NGC graded MS63.

Feeling happy today. Managed to get hold of a over-date coin in a local auction. Over-dated coins are quite scarce, and the numbers are unknown making hunting fun. Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1910 Over 1900B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : Unknown : 1900B - 9,106,019 pieces : 1910B - 5,552,910 pieces Graded : GEF - AU Close-up of the over-date. You can still make out "0" outline.

All smiles, ear to ear :yahoo:One of the best find after a long time. Straits 1935 Kg George V, 20cts in superb BU conditions. This may be a common year in the series, but in its pristine BU conditions difficult. There are 2 variation to this coin and it lies in the year. One with a flat 3 and the other a round 3 to the year. Prices for both are the same. Searching round to find out why 2 varieties. Any answers from collectors here? Some stats here for all. Straits Settlements King George V Denomination : 20cts Year : 1935 Composition : Silver .600 fine Diameter : 23 mm Weight : 5.422g Mintage : 1,000,00 (For both varieties) Grade - BU Raw (To be graded)

Manage to get hold of a lower grade piece, but very scarce coin though. Total population graded by NGC currently 21 pieces Straits Settlements King George V Denomination : 20cts Year : 1916B Composition : Silver .600 fine Mintage : 545,230 Grade - AU 55 (NGC recorded 2)

Thank you all. The coin does kind of a reflects the supremacy of the British empire then in the region (China & Hong Kong) controlling the trade.

I've loved this series for a long time but had not taken the initiative collecting till now. A coinage minted exclusively for use in the Far East, depicting Britannia standing on shore, holding a trident in one hand and balancing a British shield in the other, with a merchant ship under full sail in the background. On the reverse, similar to the Straits Settlement's Dollar the arabesque design with the Chinese symbol for longevity in the center, and the denomination in two languages - Chinese and Jawi Malay. My second piece of the series. Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1930B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : 10,401,032 pieces Graded : MS-63. Total graded by NGC currently - 128

Latest find, a raw 5cts piece. To be slab soon. Straits Settlements Q Victoria Denomination : 5cts Year : 1895 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 1,480,000 Graded : UNC

I'm rather surprise no one has posted any coins on the British Trade Dollar other then a collector DeMint who only posted a question on a 1900 year piece. Surely there must be a large number of collectors on this series which to me is very beautiful and detailing. There is a total of 45 varieties in this series raging from Year Types, Mints and Overdates. Year minted:1895 to 1934 3 Mints issue this series - "B' Bombay - "C" Calcutta - No Mark - Londan Mint 15 Overdates Looking forward to build a collection on this series. Here's one to start off. Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1929B Variety : "B" Bombay Mint Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : 5,100,036 pieces (Includes Overdates) Graded : MS-63. Total graded by NGC currently - 96

Mintage was rather high at 23,000,000 pieces.

New addition. King George V 10 cents MS65 and the latest NGC Census for this coin.

Buying raw coins over the internet is somewhat challenging. You rely on the pictures and comments posted to describe the coin. If you need further information, you write in requesting for more detailed description of the coin and thereafter anticipate for the best once you win or buy. Well even with all that, we will still land up disappointed. Some of the coins I purchased may be disappointing, however if they are still acceptable, I will keep them, if not I will return them for a refund. Region : Straits Settlements Reign : Queen Victoria Year : 1891 Denomination : 50 cents Content : .800 Silver Weight : 13.517 g Diameter : 31 mm Coin Edge : Milled Coin Shape: Round Mint : Royal Mint, London Mintage : 121,000 pieces Artist's : Leonard Charles Wyon Grade : XF Excessive Surface Hairlines NGC

One of the few Q. Victoria 50cts coins received back after grading by NGC. Had hope it scores some points instead of remarks Region : Straits Settlements Reign : Queen Victoria Year : 1887 Denomination : 50 cents Content : .800 Silver Weight : 13.517 g Diameter : 31 mm Coin Edge : Milled Coin Shape: Round Mint : Royal Mint, London Mintage : 94,000 pieces Artist's : Leonard Charles Wyon Grade : AU Detailed (Surface hairlines) NGC

Have not been active for a while in the forum since there has not been any new materials. On a hunt though, but not very successful. Most materials are not up to grades, and some over priced substantially. Managed to acquire two coins. One vintage Malaysia 50 sen 1968 Partial Security edge and a Straits Settlements 1908 50cts. Will share the M'sia 50 Sen today. Malaysia 50 sen 1968 Partial Security edge is an error (A rare find) Officially these series of 50 sen coins are to be minted with Security Edges, however some were mistakenly minted in mill edges. Now, for me getting hold of a Partial Security edge, I'm delighted. It's baffling how this can come about. These coin were minted by Royal Mint UK

Another fine example of a "Raised B". Note the prominent Dot after the Artist's signature "DES"

Here's a Kg George V $1 Silver 1920. A new addition to my collection. A pretty good grade at MS64, considered the numbers graded at MS65 and MS66 currently recorded in NGC below. Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : $1.00 Year : 1920 Composition : Silver .500 fine Diameter : 34 mm Weight : 16.855 g Mintage : 8,163,928 Mint : Calcutta (Mint), India, 1920 Artist: Sir Bertram Mackennal, Great Britain, 1911 Coin Edge : Milled Graded : MS64 by NGC (Total copies graded at MS64 - 46, MS65 - 10, MS66 - 1)

50 cents Queen Victoria in high grades are rare and hard to come by, as the mintage are low and its circulations are wide. Highest mintage in the series is 160,000 and the lowest 32,042.