British West Africa 1957-H 3 pence
This specimen was lot 3627 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $247. The catalog description[1] noted, "British West Africa. Threepence, 1957-H. Elizabeth II. Scarce date. NGC graded About Uncirculated, Details (Obverse Scratched)." 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. Threepences were issued for the region starting in 1913. This type was issued 1957 only, and this specimen was struck at the Heaton Mint (mintmark H). It was probably not released, as it is much scarcer than the mintage would indicate.
Recorded mintage: 800,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, 21.45 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-35.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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