British West Africa 1925 6 pence
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This specimen was lot 33475 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,201.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "British West Africa: British Colony. George V tin-brass Proof 6 Pence 1925 PR64 NGC, Royal mint London. Chromatic pastel shades ignite the surface of this piece. Extremely rare in Proof format. Ex. Arielle Collection; South Africa Mint Archives." This type was struck at London, Heaton and King's Norton (shown here) 1920, 1923-25, 1928, 1933-36 in substantial quantities but nice specimens are scarce. The prior type was billon.
Recorded mintage: 2,800,000, a common date.
Specification: tin brass, 19.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 11b, FT101.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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