South Africa 1963 2 rand
This specimen was part of lot 2728 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), which sold for $528.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "South Africa. Rand and 2 Rand, 1963. Fr-11, 12; KM-63, 64. Total weight 0.3532 ounce. Bust of Jan van Riebeeck. Reverse: Springbok. 2 Rand: Pop 2, none finer and Rand: Pop 2, none finer. Both coins are PCGS cover coins. Lot of 2 coins. PCGS graded 2 Rand, Proof 66. and Rand PCGS graded Proof 67." In 1960, South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth and in 1961 issued all new coins, dropping the bust of the queen for explorer Jan van Riebeeck. This type was issued 1961-83 along with a gold one rand, minted to the standard of a half sovereign. Sold to collectors and bullion speculators, this type never achieved the popularity of the krugerrand introduced in 1967.
Recorded mintage: 2,508 plus 3,994 proofs.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-11, KM 64.
- 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.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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