South Africa 1945 1/2 penny

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 31679

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was part of lot 31679 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George VI 8-Piece NGC-Certified Proof Set 1945, 1) Farthing 1945, PR65 Brown NGC; 2) 1/2 Penny 1945, PR64 Brown NGC; 3) Penny 1945, PR64 Brown NGC; 4) 3 Pence 1945, PR66 ★ NGC; 5) 6 Pence 1945, PR66 NGC; 6) Shilling 1945, PR64 NGC; 7) 2 Shillings 1945, PR65 NGC; 8) 2-1/2 Shillings 1945, PR65 NGC. KM-PS17. Mintage: 150 sets. Included is the original cardboard case. All of the silver pieces are cameo, with bluish reverse toning. A nice matched set." The half penny was struck in South Africa 1923-60. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 2,357,000 plus 150 proofs.

Specification: bronze, plain edge, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 24, KM-PS17 (proof set).

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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