Southern Rhodesia 1936 1/2 crown

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72244

This specimen was lot 72244 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA. 1/2 Crown, 1936. George V. PCGS MS-62. Possessing superb luster for the assigned grade." Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The colony was federated with Northern Rhodesia in 1956 but is now Zimbabwe. This type was struck 1932-36.

Recorded mintage: 518,000 + proofs.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1935 half crown
• 1936 shilling
• Great Britain 1936 1/2 crown
• South Africa 1936 2-1/2 shillings
• 1937 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1936