South Africa 1936 3 pence

Goldberg sale 106, lot 2437

This specimen was lot 2437 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $53. The catalog description^[1] noted, "South Africa. 3 Pence, 1936. George V. PCGS graded MS-64." The threepence was first struck for South Africa in 1923. In 1931, the reverse was modified to read "3 ^D" instead of "3 PENCE" and struck in this form until 1936.

Recorded mintage: 1,095,000 + 40 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

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• 1936 half penny
• 1936 penny
• British West Africa 1936 3 pence
• Great Britain 1936 3 pence
• 1936 2 shillings
• 1936 2½ shillings
• 1937 threepence
• Coins and currency dated 1936
• return to coins of South Africa