New Zealand 1947 1/2 penny
This specimen was lot 74254 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. 1/2 Penny, 1947. George VI. PCGS PROOF-63 Brown. Final year of issue for the type with a bit of mint red showing through, especially near the edges. An overall charming piece worthy of a premium bid." 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. This type was minted 1940-47. This date is common but the proofs are rare. The coinage was decimalized in 1967.
Recorded mintage: 2,726,400 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.6 g, bronze, 25.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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