Fiji 1952 1/2 penny

Hertage sale 3038, lot 34303

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was lot 34303 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $1,116.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George VI Proof 1/2 Penny 1952 PR67 NGC. An exceptional example of this rare Proof type with mirror-like surfaces and unblemished fields." This type was struck 1949-52 and is common, tho the proofs are scarce. A half penny of 1954 ends the series. Coinage was initiated for the Fiji Islands in 1934, the year after New Zealand and the year before New Guinea. The sterling coinage ceased in 1968.

Recorded mintage: 228,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 16.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

Link to:

• 1951 half penny
• British West Africa 1952-KN 1/2 penny
• South Africa 1952 1/2 penny
• New Zealand 1952 1/2 penny
• 1953 sixpence
• 1954 half penny
• Coins and currency dated 1952
• return to coins of Fiji Islands