Tanzania 1977 10 senti

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71680

This specimen was lot 71680 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TANZANIA. 10 Senti, 1977. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. Some die polish in the obverse fields, a few freckles of toning on the reverse. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." Tanzania is a union of the former British colonies of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and has been independent since 1964. Julius Nyerere (1922-99), shown on the obverse, was president of Tanzania 1964-85. The brass ten senti shown was issued 1977-1984 and is not common. In 1982, US$1 = 9.4 shillings.

Recorded mintage: 19,505,000.

Specification: 4.8 g, nickel-brass, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-11.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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