New Zealand 1942 6 pence - Revision history

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[[Image:New Zealand G85-4206o.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 85, lot 4206]]
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This specimen was lot 4206 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "New Zealand. Sixpence, 1942. George VI. Scarce date. NGC graded MS-63." New Zealand did not receive her own coinage until 1933, British coins being used heretofore. Issue of pennies and half pennies did not begin until 1940. Sixpences were struck for George VI in .500 fine silver 1937-46, then copper-nickel for 1947. In 1948 the obverse was revised from "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR" to "KING GEORGE THE SIXTH." The denomination was terminated upon decimalization in 1965.

''Recorded mintage:'' 360,000.

''Specification:'' 2.83 g, .500 fine silver, 19.3 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-8.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, ''Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

''Link to:''
* [[New Zealand 1940 6 pence|1940 sixpence]]
* [[New Zealand 1942 1/2 penny|1942 half penny]]
* [[New Zealand 1942 penny|1942 penny]]
* [[New Zealand 1942 3 pence|1942 threepence]]
* [[Fiji 1942-S 6 pence]]
* [[South Africa 1942 6 pence]]
* [[Australia 1943-D 6 pence]]
* [[New Zealand 1942 florin|1942 florin]]
* [[New Zealand 1942 1/2 crown|1942 half crown]]
* [[New Zealand 1943 6 pence|1943 sixpence]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1942]]
* return to coins of [[New Zealand]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 85]]

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 [[Image:New Zealand G85-4206r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 4206 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "New Zealand. Sixpence, 1942. George VI. Scarce date. NGC graded MS-63." New Zealand did not receive her own coinage until 1933, British coins being used heretofore. Issue of pennies and half pennies did not begin until 1940. Sixpences were struck for George VI in 0.500 fine silver 1937-46, then copper-nickel for 1947. In 1948 the obverse was revised from "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR" to "KING GEORGE THE SIXTH." The denomination was terminated upon decimalization in 1965.
+This specimen was lot 4206 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "New Zealand. Sixpence, 1942. George VI. Scarce date. NGC graded MS-63." New Zealand did not receive her own coinage until 1933, British coins being used heretofore. Issue of pennies and half pennies did not begin until 1940. Sixpences were struck for George VI in 0.500 fine silver 1937-46, then copper-nickel for 1947. In 1948 the obverse was revised from "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR" to "KING GEORGE THE SIXTH." The denomination was terminated upon decimalization in 1965. Wikipedia comments, "The huia (''Heteralocha acutirostris'') is an extinct species of New Zealand wattlebird, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. The last confirmed sighting of a huia was in 1907."
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 360,000.