New Zealand 1946 1/2 crown

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23348

This specimen was lot 23348 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. 1/2 Crown, 1946. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. Brilliant steel gray surfaces highlight this rather charming, choice specimen. From the Fenton Collection." This half crown struck for George VI retained the arms reverse introduced with George V. This type was struck 1937-46 tho none were made 1938-39. 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: 960,000 plus proofs, a common date.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-11.

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:

• 1942 half penny
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• 1945 half crown
• 1946 penny
• 1946 threepence
• 1946 shilling
• 1946 florin
• 1947 sixpence
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• Coins and currency dated 1946