British West Africa 1913 shilling

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71161

British West Africa comprised Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast (now Ghana) and Nigeria. The union broke up in the late fifties as the parts were granted independence. This specimen was lot 71161 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH WEST AFRICA. Shilling, 1913. London Mint. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. An eye pleasing example with some soft dark toning to the left of King George." This is the most common date of a type struck 1913-20.

Recorded mintage: 8,800,000 plus proofs plus more from Heaton.

Specification: 5.66 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-12.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1913 half penny
• 1913-H penny
• 1913 threepence
• 1913-H threepence
• 1913 sixpence
• 1913-H sixpence
• 1913-H shilling
• Great Britain 1913 shilling
• 1913 2 shillings
• 1913-H 2 shillings
• 1914-H threepence
• 1916-H shilling
• 1919-H 2 shillings
• Coins and currency dated 1913