New Zealand 1946 florin
This specimen was lot 72670 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Florin, 1946. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. Flat back kiwi variety. Only a hint of light wear is evident on the high points of this pleasing and rather RARE variety." 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. Florins 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 1965-66.
Recorded mintage: 1,200,000 plus about 300,000 of the "flat back".
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.58 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-10.2.
- 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 October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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