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No. This coin was not the one listed on eBay. This is an actual "Raised B". The "B" is distinct together with the dot next to the signature. If look carefully, you will see it. The image posted is a copy on a lower resolution.

Hi Chin, Very nice coin. From the looks of it at a glance, it's an AU/UNC coin. The details are very sharp. Pity if it is harshly polished.

Forgive the dull image of this coin. Have sent the coin to be slab. Straits Settlements Q Victoria Denomination : 50cts Year : 1891 : There were 2 mintage, one by Heaton with "H" and the other Birmingham Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 121,000 Graded : XF or better

Another from my collection. You will find this piece with multiple crack recorded on the coin. I can only guess the mold minting this coin must have gone through a lot of press. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination : 5cts Year : 1910 Composition : Silver .600 fine Mintage : 13,012,111 Graded : Only 5 pieces in record graded by NGC at MS63

One of the few pieces in my hands with better pieces yet to be photographed. They are in its original brilliant conditions as on the day it rolled out from the mint. Just awesome. Straits Settlements King George V Denomination : 1/2 cent Year : 1932 Composition : Bronze Mintage : 5,000,000 Graded : (My personal opinion) Between MS63RB - MS65RB, If to be slab

Hi Chin, Welcome to CoinPeople and to the forum. Hope you will share what you have. Nice 1910 Kg Edward VII 10cts you have there. This coin may be common but the high grade UNC copies are difficult to acquire.

This is the second copy of the Raised "B" coin I acquired. Straits Settlements King Edward VII Denomination : 1 Dollar Year : 1903 Variety : Raised "B" Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : Unknown (Included together the "Incuse B" totaling 15,009,891 pieces) Graded : AU53 Currently 4 pieces in record graded by NGC at AU53 For you info, in one of the recent auction is S.E. Asia, two Raised "B" coins sold as follows: Approx. USD14,800 Proof copy graded by PCGS SP63+ Approx. USD1700 UNC copy graded by NGC M61

There is indeed a reason for the silver content variation and you find it occurs between the period of 1902 to the 1940s. As follows is a partial extract. On 22 October 1906 by the Straits Settlements (coinage) order of 1906: The Straits Settlements adopted the gold exchange standard. A gold value of 2 Shillings 4 Pence was given to the Straits Settlements Dollar by the government which also authorized the board of Currency Commissioners to receive gold at the rate of seven gold Sovereigns for 60 Settlements Silver Dollar. By November 1906, the first Straits Settlements large silver dollars dated 1903 and 1904 became intrinsically worth their face value. (Silver content .900 fine) However within a few years, the value of silver rose rapidly making the silver value of the Straits dollar higher than its gold exchange value. In order the prevent a melt down of the dollars, a second series of smaller Straits Settlements dollar of a lower silver contents were struck between 1907 until 1909. (Silver content .900 fine) These series of 1907-1909 silver dollar were also became overvalued by August 1917 and were subsequently replaced by a further reduced silver content and weight dollars dated 1919 and 1920. (Silver content .500 fine) On 29 August 1918, "The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment 1918" came into force. It provided for the issuance of the 5, 10, and 20 cents coins of lower silver (.400 fine) silver content. This was followed on the 29 October 1919, "The Legal Tender (Supplementary) Enactment 1919" which reduced the silver fineness of the 50 cents and One dollar from .900 to .500. It proved difficult to produce 5 cents coins of sufficient size and reduced weight to be easily portable. A new and first 5 cents coin in Cupro Nickel was minted in 1920. These coin was however not popular and was short lived. Silver coins proofed popular and it continued to be minted till 1945 in the small denominations of 5cts, 10cts & 20cts. (Silver content .750 fine & .500 fine)

Came across a fine example of a Kg Edward V 1903 $1 Raised "B". I blanked the certificate numbers since it is not mine. This will make a good comparison to the one I posted earlier which was questionable. You will be able to see the Raised "B" clearly in the cross and the dot next to the artist signature. Note, both certified MS63. This piece sold for approx. $4,300.00 I think a few of you guys may have faced such problems. After buying and holding it in your hands to find the description or authentication wrong.

This is one of the most common coin in the Kg George V series. It is of BU condition and with traces of luster. Straits Settlements Kg George V Denomination : 10cts Year : 1927 Composition : Silver .600 fine Mintage : 23,000,000 Grade - BU (My personal grading)

Another silver coin in my collection, however certified AU55. Edwards 50cts coins in AU ~ UNC are relatively quite hard to find. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination : 50cts Year : 1907H Composition : Silver .900 fine Mintage : 2,666,667 Grade - AU55 (Currently 6 pcs. graded by NGC)

Thank you for you comment. I do not get your meaning "the "10" is so....blah" please explain.

I am impressed. They are beautiful. Love all of them. Thanks for sharing.

This next coin is the last issue in the Q Victoria series. Mintage is of abundance and with many copies circulating around, all in high qualities. You may still need to pay big bucks for them. Happy hunting. Specification are as below. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 10cts Year : 1901 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 2,700,000 Grade - UNC

Collecting Straits Settlements coins can become an obsession. Well, at least to me. I find it hard to abstain buying a coin once seeing a nice copy. I guess many of you will find it likewise. The worst part, not selling duplicates. This is one of the coin I purchased many years. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 10cts Year : 1882H Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 430,000 Grade - EF+

This is one of the two coins acquired much earlier, one of which was slab and sold about two months back. This is yet to be slab but will be soon. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination: 50cts Year : 1902 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 148,000 Graded : XF+ Still in the hunt for a UNC piece.

Hunting for high quality Q Victoria 50cts coins is hard to come buy let alone expensive, but here's one purchased recently. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 50cts Year : 1890H Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 42,000 Grade - VF

I will only slab coins that are: Rare High in value - Graded from VF on-wards Common coins - In AU / UNC conditions but of earlier years

Many high quality coins goes beyond catalog prices because been certified. One will definitely not pay high bucks base on personal gradings or from the pictures posted on eBay or any other auction sites as they can be deceiving, but once they are certified that's a different story. There are picks in the market anyway, but if they start low I will take chances to bid on the coins, then have it slab and certified.

This is one of the difficult year in the Kg George V's series which I manage to get hold of, especially if they are in high grades. I had it slabbed and it was certified as AU58. Catalog price for a UNC copy is about $330, however in a recent Singapore auction in April '13 a piece graded MS62 sold for approx, $1840. Wow! that was incredible; now hoping to get an UNC copy will proof expensive. Straits Settlements King George V Denomination : 20cts Year : 1916B Composition : Silver .600 fine Mintage : 545,230 Grade - AU 58 (Total Grade at AU58 by NGC:4)

One of the beautiful in hand, however disappointed when it came back slab and graded AU "Scratches" Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 50cts Year : 1896 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 120,000 Grade - AU "Scratches" NGC Slab

Thank you, a long way to go to build the collection. Hope someone can share their Straits Settlement collection also.

Mine, would be the colonial era in Malaysia, that's the Straits Settlements. Firstly, historical and second as an investment. Mainly silver as it is easier to store compare to the bronze which oxidizes in our humid climate. I try my best to get hold of the best grades within my budget. I have some coins posted in the forum or OmniCoin. Do have a look. http://www.coinpeopl...-new-additions/ http://www.omnicoin.com/security/users/profile

New addition to my collection. Straits Settlements Kg Edward VII Denomination: 10 cts Year : 1902 Composition : 800. Silver Mintage : 6,118,000 Graded : AU

One of the Queen Victoria 10cts later years silver coin. Mintage are relatively very high; one of very common coin found offered over the net. However the high grade copies are hard to find. Hope to get hold of a better copy and at lower price. Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Denomination : 10cts Year : 1896 Composition : Silver .800 fine Mintage : 2,255,540 Grade: VF+ ~ XF (In my opinion)