New Zealand 1942 penny

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23392

This specimen was lot 23392 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Penny, 1942. PCGS MS-65 Red Gold Shield. Possessing lovely, smooth red color and carefully preserved surfaces. Tied with two other examples at this grade for finest certified at PCGS. From the Fenton Collection." This penny struck for George VI retained the tui bird reverse introduced with George V. This type was struck 1940-47. 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 plus proofs, a better date.

Specification: 9.6 g, bronze, 30.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-13.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1941 penny
• 1942 half penny
• Australia 1942-I penny
• Fiji 1942-S penny
• Southern Rhodesia 1942 penny, bronze
• 1942 threepence
• 1942 sixpence
• 1942 florin
• 1942 half crown
• 1944 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1942