South Africa 1933 3 pence

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46071

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 46071 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 3 Pence, 1933. NGC MS-63. A lustrous and lightly toned coin with moderately struck obverse but bold reverse." Threepence peices were struck for South Africa 1923-60. In 1931, the reverse was modified to read "3 ^D" instead of "3 PENCE" and struck in this form until 1936.

Recorded mintage: 5,135,000 + 20 proofs.

Specification: 1.41 g, 0.800 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-15.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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• 1931 threepence
• 1932 farthing
• 1932 half penny
• 1932 sixpence
• 1932 2 shillings
• 1932 sovereign
• 1933 penny
• British West Africa 1933 3 pence
• Ireland 1933 3 pence
• New Zealand 1933 3 pence
• 1933 shilling
• 1936 threepence
• Coins and currency dated 1933