Southern Rhodesia 1937 penny

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40781

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 40781 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $5,875. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA. Six Piece Proof Set, 1937. NGC PROOF-66 to PROOF-67. KM-Ps2. 6 piece in set. Includes: Penny to Halfcrown. All pieces lightly to moderately toned. The silver pieces have attractive blue and red highlights on the legends and fields. From a mintage of only 40 sets." 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 1937-42, then converted to bronze.

Recorded mintage: 908,000 plus 40 proof sets.

Specification: 6.50 g, copper-nickel, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 8, KM PS2 (for the set).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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