New Zealand 1965 florin
This specimen was lot 75413 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Florin, 1965. Elizabeth II. PCGS SPECIMEN-66. A Superb Gem with prooflike quality and brilliant eye appeal." New Zealand received her distinctive coinage starting in 1933. Early florins were 0.500 fine silver but were converted to copper-nickel in 1947. The 1953 issue introduced the bust of queen Elizabeth while the type shown here was produced 1961-65 with a modified bust. Circulation issues are common in all grades, the proofs are rare. On the reverse, the flightless kiwi probes for unwary numismatists.
Recorded mintage: 9,450,000 plus 25,000 prooflike. No proofs are recorded for 1965.
Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-28.2.
- 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 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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