East Africa 1952-KN cent
This specimen was lot 71380 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "EAST AFRICA. Cent, 1952-KN. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Red Brown Gold Shield. The finest example of the type across all designations in the PCGS census, making this Gem a decided cut above that which is normally encountered." East Africa was an administrative grouping of the British colonies of Kenya, Uganda and British Somaliland. Tanganyika was added in 1919 after it was seized from the Germans. The original currency system was 100 cents = one florin (2 shillings). In 1922, this was changed to 100 cents = one shilling. This type is known from the London mint, Heaton mint (H), and King's Norton mint (KN). The coinage has been obsolete since the member colonies obtained independence in the early 1960's. This type was struck 1949-52 and all dates are common or fairly common.
Recorded mintage: 5,230,000.
Specification: 1.70 g, bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-32.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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