British West Africa 1947-KN 1/2 penny

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from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22187
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 22187 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH WEST AFRICA. 1/2 Penny, 1947-KN. PCGS SP-65 Secure Holder. A well made example with loads of luster and virtually no tone." This type of 1937-47 is generally common and this is not a scarce date but specimens are not recorded in the SCWC. This is a product of the King's Norton mint; the Heaton mint produced an additional 15,218,000.

Recorded mintage: 12,000,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-18.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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