New Zealand 1940 penny
This specimen was lot 30397 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "George VI Proof Penny 1940 PR65 Red and Brown NGC. Highly attractive, with stunning red-brown surfaces that present oil-slick iridescence. An extremely rare date with a reported mintage of only 5 pieces. At present time, there are only four certified examples in existence, this one by NGC and three others by PCGS. Even so, this is the only coin with a red-brown designation." New Zealand did not receive her own coinage until 1933, British coins being used heretofore. Issue of pennies and half pennies did not begin until 1940. This is a common date of a type struck 1940-47 but the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 5,424,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 9.6 g, bronze, 30.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-13.
- 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 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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