British West Africa 1914-H 3 pence

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71169

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 71169 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $110. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH WEST AFRICA. 3 Pence, 1914-H. Heaton Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A softly lustrous and lightly toned little coin at the cusp of Gem quality." This is a common date of a type struck 1913-19.

Recorded mintage: 1,560,000.

Specification: 1.14 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-10.

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:

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• 1913-H sixpence
• 1913 shilling
• 1913-H shilling
• 1913 2 shillings
• 1913-H 2 shillings
• Australia 1914 3 pence
• 1915-H threepence
• Coins and currency dated 1914