Southern Rhodesia 1944 6 pence

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1333

This specimen was lot 1333 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George VI, 1936-1952, AR 6 pence, 1944, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64." 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 1944-46 only.

Recorded mintage: 800,000.

Specification: 2.83 g, 0.500 fine silver, 19.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-17a.

Source:

• 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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