Zimbabwe 1989 10 cents
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The area of Zimbabwe was originally a mineral-rich trading center that had connections with Portuguese and probably Arab traders. After European settlement, it was named the colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1895. This type was introduced in 1980 with the inauguration of the nation of Zimbabwe from the ruins of the white supremacist regime of Rhodesia. It was struck intermittently until 1999. It was converted to nickel-plated steel for 2001-03. Inflation has destroyed its usefulness as Robert Mugabe overstayed his welcome. The second specimen was lot 73633 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZIMBABWE. 10 Cents, 1989. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield. One of the middle dates of the series, this near Gem presents an array of shimmering brilliance and is tied with just three others for the finest graded in the PCGS census. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.82 g, copper-nickel, 19.98 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 3.
- 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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