South Africa 1930 6 pence

Heritage sale 3030, lot 25079

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25079 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $4,112.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Proof Sixpence 1930, Proof 64 NGC, highly reflective surfaces with just a wisp of toning in the legends. Very rare in Proof with a mintage of 14." The six pence was struck in South Africa 1923-60. It was 0.800 fine silver until 1930 and 0.500 fine thereafter. The first issues (1923-24) had a numeric reverse.

Recorded mintage: 448,000 plus 14 proofs.

Specification: 2.82 g, 0.800 fine silver, 19.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 16.1.

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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