1884 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 10 Cents

Obverse
1884 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 10 Cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1884 Victoria Hong Kong Silver 10 Cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Hong Kong 
Period:  British Colony, Queen Victoria 
Face value:  10 Cents 
Dates:  From 1863 to 1901 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA QUEEN 
 
Reverse:  Value in Chinese withint beaded circle 
Legend:  * HONG – KONG * TEN CENTS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 6 

Currency
Unit:  Hong Kong Dollar 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  10 Mils (Wen, Ch'ien) = 1 Cent (Hsien)
10 Cents = (1 Chiao)
100 Cents = 1 Dollar (Yuan)
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1884 
Mintage:  960,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 6.3 with five pearls in the center of the crown. 

Specifications
Total Weight:  2.7154g (0.09 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8000 
Silver Content:  2.17g (0.07 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $2.83 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  18.00mm 
Thickness:  1.10mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 6.1 (1863-1865).
  • KM# 6.2 (1866) with ten pearls in the center of the crown.
  • KM# 6.3 (1866-1901) with five pearls in the center of the crown.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1884 960,000 $3.00 $3.90 $5.40 $10.50 $38.50 $150 $250
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