New Zealand 1952 penny

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74253

This specimen was lot 74253 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Penny, 1952. George VI. PCGS PROOF-65 Red Brown. With a pale finish, this example is attractive in its simplicity and detailed strike." 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 1949-52. This date is common (the mintage set a record) but the proofs are rare. The coinage was decimalized in 1967.

Recorded mintage: 10,800,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 9.6 g, bronze, 30.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 21.

Source:

• 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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