Southern Rhodesia 1944 1/2 penny
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This specimen was lot 1330 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $450. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George VI, 1936-1952, AE 1/2 penny, 1944, a superb example, PCGS graded MS65 RB." Southern 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 1942-44 and has a low catalog value. This example realized 22 times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 960,000.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-14a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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