View source for British West Africa 1952-KN 1/2 penny

[[Image:SB1020-71193o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71193]]
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British West Africa comprised Gambia, [[Sierra Leone]], Gold Coast (now [[Ghana]]) and [[Nigeria]]. The union broke up in the late fifties as the parts were granted independence. This specimen was lot 71193 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[British West Africa|BRITISH WEST AFRICA]]. 1/2 Penny, 1952-KN. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Red Brown Gold Shield. Incredibly attractive and highly alluring, this fully reflective Gem presents great red-brown color and some hints of burgundy near the peripheries. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This one year type is fairly common.

''Recorded mintage'': 4,800,000 plus more from Heaton and London.

''Specification'':  5.60 g, bronze, 25.9 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference'': KM-27a. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[British West Africa 1949-KN 1/2 penny|1949-KN half penny]]
* [[British West Africa 1951 penny|1951 penny]]
* [[British West Africa 1951-KN 1 shilling|1951-KN shilling]]
* [[British West Africa 1952 1/10 penny|1952 1/10 penny]]
* [[British West Africa 1952 1/2 penny|1952 half penny]]
* [[Fiji 1952 1/2 penny]]
* [[South Africa 1952 1/2 penny]]
* [[New Zealand 1952 1/2 penny]]
* [[British West Africa 1952-KN penny|1952-KN penny]]
* [[British West Africa 1952 6 pence|1952 sixpence]]
* [[British West Africa 1952 shilling|1952 shilling]]
* [[British West Africa 1952-KN shilling|1952-KN shilling]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1952]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]]