Zambia 1966 shilling
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This specimen was lot 73626 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZAMBIA. Shilling, 1966. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Gold Shield. A one year issue, this delightful near Gem presents a high degree of radiating lustrous brilliance. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." Zambia seceded from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in October 1964. A set of sterling coinage was issued in 1966. Zambia converted to decimal coinage in 1969. The reverse features a hornbill.
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000 plus sixty proofs.
Specification: 5.65 g, copper-nickel, 23.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 7.
- 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 June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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