South Africa 1929 shilling
This specimen was lot 23026 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Shilling, 1929. NGC MS-63. Blistering white luster, not a trace of tone anywhere on the coin, has the look of being struck yesterday. Ex: Bakewell Collection." The shillings of George V come in three styles: KM 17.1, with "1 SHILLING 1" on the reverse, struck 1923-24; KM 17.2 (shown here), with "SHILLING" on the reverse, struck 1926-30; and KM 17.3, with "SUID AFRIKA" on the reverse, struck 1931-36. The shilling was debased to 0.500 fine in 1951.
Recorded mintage: 926,000, the most common date for KM 17.2.
Specification: 5.85 g, 0.800 fine silver, 23.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-17.2; Hern-S204.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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