South Africa 1943 6 pence
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This specimen was lot 75375 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 6 Pence, 1943. George VI. PCGS MS-62. A lovely, flashy, and faintly prooflike coin, with multicolored toning on both sides." The sixpence was struck in South Africa 1923-60, with this type issued 1937-47. This date is common.
Recorded mintage: 3,776,000 plus 104 proofs.
Specification: 2.83 g, 0.800 fine silver, 19.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-27.
- [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.
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