South Africa 1958 1/2 pound

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, part of lot 4385
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 4385 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), which sold for $646.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 1/2 Pound & Pound, 1958. 2 piece proof set. Mintage of only 515 sets. PCGS PROOF-65 & PROOF-64. EX: Oldergui Collection." This type was minted in small numbers 1953-60 but as all are in collector's hands, it obtains little premium.

Recorded mintage: 515 proofs.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-9; KM-53.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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