British West Africa 1934 3 pence
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This specimen was lot 74378 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH WEST AFRICA. 3 Pence, 1934. George V. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck 1920, 1925-28, 1933-36 in substantial numbers and is scarce only in top condition. British West Africa was a currency union of Nigeria, the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone and the Gambia, in effect 1912-65.
Recorded mintage: 6,400,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 1.41 g, tin-brass (79%Cu-20%Zn-1%Sn), 16.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-10b.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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