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This specimen was part of lot 1621 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), which sold for $27,260. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Eight Piece Proof Set, 1931. KM-PS6; Hern-P7. 8 pieces in set. Mintage of only 62 sets. The copper issues have a beautiful milk chocolate patina with light iridescent toning on hard proof surfaces. The silver issues have a light iridescent toning on hard proof surfaces which deepens to a charcoal grey towards the peripherals with the 6 pence darker overall than the others. An attractive and evenly matched set graded by PCGS. Grades as follows: 1/4 Penny PROOF-64 BN, 1/2 Penny PROOF-64 BN, PROOF-64 BN, 3 Pence PROOF-64 CAMEO, 6 Pence PROOF-64, Shilling PROOF-64 CAMEO, 2 Shilling PROOF-64 CAMEO, and the 2 1/2 Shilling PROOF-64."