New Zealand 1946 shilling
This specimen was lot 23375 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Shilling, 1946. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. An absolutely sublime Gem, this magnificent piece--the finest graded in the PCGS census--offers tremendous radiance and luster along with a speckled russet nature throughout. From the Fenton Collection." This shilling struck for George VI retained the Maori warrior 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: 1,060,000 plus proofs, the most common date.
Specification: 5.65 g, 0.500 fine silver, 23.62 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-9.
- 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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