South Africa 1932 2 shillings

Heritage sale 3030, lot 25084

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25084 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $21,150. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Proof 2 Shillings 1932, Proof 65 PCGS Pittman Collection, mirror surfaces with light cameo frost on the bust, rare in Proof with a mintage of 12." The two shillings or florin was struck in South Africa 1923-60. It was 0.800 fine silver until 1930 and 0.500 fine thereafter. This is the most common date of the type (1931-36).

Recorded mintage: 1,315,000 plus 12 proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 22.

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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