South Africa 1942 2-1/2 shillings

Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72685

This specimen was lot 72685 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 2-1/2 Shillings, 1942. Pretoria Mint. NGC MS-64. Amber and gunmetal gray allure highlights this rather attractive near-Gem, tied with a handful of others at the top spot in the NGC census." This type was struck 1937-47. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 3,180,000.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.800 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-30.

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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Links to:

• 1941 2½ shillings
• 1942 sixpence
• Ireland 1942 1/2 crown
• New Zealand 1942 1/2 crown
• Southern Rhodesia 1942 1/2 crown
• 1944 2½ shillings
• Coins and currency dated 1942