British West Africa 1937-KN 1/2 penny

from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1425

This specimen was lot 1425 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $99.88. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH WEST AFRICA: George VI, 1937-1952, ½ penny, 1937-KN, NGC graded MS66, R. Appears to be a gem specimen coin in an MS holder; rare in any case for either grade interpretation." 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. Half pennies were issued for British West Africa 1911-52 and this type is listed for 1937-47.

Recorded mintage: 4,800,000 (a common date) plus a few proofs.

Specification: 5.3 g, copper-nickel, 25.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-20.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1936 half penny, Edward VIII
• 1936-KN half penny
• East Africa 1937-H 5 cents
• 1937-KN penny
• British West Africa 1940-KN 1/2 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1937
• return to coins of British West Africa