South Africa 1926-SA 1/2 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 57756 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 1/2 Sovereign, 1926-SA. Pretoria Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64." The half sovereign was struck in South Africa intermittently 1923-60. This is the only type struck for George V and was issued 1923-26.
Recorded mintage: 809,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-6; S-4010; KM-20; Hern-S328.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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