New Zealand 1941 3 pence
This specimen was lot 23386 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. 3 Pence, 1941. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A blistering argent example, this tremendously lustrous Gem offers stunning brilliance and some hints of gold speckled throughout. Tied with just one other example as the finest certified in the PCGS census. From the Fenton Collection." This threepence struck for George VI retained the Maori war club reverse introduced with George V. This type was struck 1937-46 although none were made in 1938. In 1948, the obverse was revised from "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR" to "KING GEORGE THE SIXTH." The denomination was terminated upon decimalization in 1965.
Recorded mintage: 1,760,000 + proofs, a tough date.
Specification: 1.41 g, 0.500 fine silver, 16.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-7.
- 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 January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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