South Africa 1943 2 shillings
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This specimen was lot 75374 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 2 Shillings, 1943. George VI. PCGS MS-62. A boldly struck and fully lustrous coin, radiating orange to lilac toning hues." The florin was struck in South Africa 1923-60, with this type issued 1937-47. This date is common.
Recorded mintage: 3,125,000 plus 104 proofs.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.800 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-29.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
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