South Africa 1892 shilling

Heritage sale 3032, lot 25966

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25966 in Heritage sale 3032 (Chicago, April 2014), where it sold for $3,290. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic Proof Shilling 1892, PR63 PCGS. Sharply detailed and beautifully toned with just a bit of handling in the obverse fields. A choice example and highly elusive in Proof." South Africa, after a turbulent history between English and Dutch settlers and the native population, was constituted the Union of South Africa in 1910. This coin was issued 1892-97 by the Afrikaner republic before its conquest by the British. With the collapse of apartheid, collecting South African coins is now respectable again.

Recorded mintage: 130,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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