South Africa 1928 farthing

Heritage sale 3029, lot 25078

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25078 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $14,687.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Specimen 1/4 Penny 1928, Specimen 65 BN NGC, razor sharp details with rich glossy brown surfaces. Extremely rare as a Specimen." This type was struck 1923-36 with several modifications to the reverse. This subtype of 1926-31 was struck for circulation 1928 and 1930-31 only, the other dates being for presentation sets. The half penny and penny are scarcer.

Recorded mintage: 64,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 12.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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