Kenya 1973 shilling
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This specimen was lot 73541 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $70. The catalog description[1] noted, "KENYA. Shilling, 1973. PCGS SPECIMEN-67 Gold Shield. Exceedingly brilliant and mirrored, this robust Gem radiates with great allure and is exceeded in the PCGC population report by a mere three examples. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This type was struck 1969-78. On Kenyatta's death in mid-1978, this type was replaced by a shilling featuring his successor, Daniel Arap Moi.
Recorded Mintage: 2,480,000 plus 500 proofs.
Specification: 8 g, copper-nickel, 27.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-14.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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