New Zealand 1942 3 pence
This specimen was lot 4203 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "New Zealand. Threepence, 1942. George VI. One Dot only variety. Very Scarce. NGC graded MS-63." 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. Threepences were struck for George VI in 0.500 fine silver 1937-46, then copper-nickel for 1947. 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: 3,120,000 (the One Dot variety is scarce to rare).
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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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