South Africa 1929 penny

Heritage sale 3067, lot 35037

This specimen was lot 35037 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "South Africa: George V Penny 1929 MS65 Brown PCGS. An elegant piece, with crisp devices, and beautiful mocha tone evenly dispersed throughout." The South African pennies of George V run 1923-36 with this subtype issued 1926-30. The 1929 is the most common date.

Recorded mintage: 1,093,000.

Specification: 9.45 g, bronze, 30.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 14.2.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• 1928 penny
• Great Britain 1929 penny
• 1929 shilling
• 1929 florin
• 1929 sovereign
• 1930 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1929