Expert: Brad Swain - 4/1/2010

Question
Hi Brad,
I have a Victorian silver 1895...ten cents coin in fine to extra fine condition (You can all details in hair etc) silver has darkened though) .Could it be of any value.Straits Settlements.
Rgard....Tony

Answer
Hi Tony, There were 1.48 million of these Straits Settlements 5 cents coins minted that year featuring Queen Victoria (1837-1901). The Straits included parts of Malaya and Singapore. It contains .0349 of an ounce of silver. Collector value may be worth about $1 with heavy wear to around $11 with moderate wear to maybe $33 with light wear.
You might try Ebay.com for similar pieces for comparison.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad