Southern Rhodesia 1942 1/2 crown
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This specimen was lot 76288 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA. 1/2 Crown, 1942. London Mint. George VI. NGC MS-60. From the Richard Margolis Collection." 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 1938-42 and is not common. The issue of 1944 was only 0.500 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: 2,008,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-15.
- 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, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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