South Africa 1963 rand Fr-12 - Revision history

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[[Image:S Africa G103-2728a.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 103, part of lot 2728]]
[[Image:S Africa G103-2728b.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was part of lot 2728 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), which sold for $528.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[South Africa]]. Rand and 2 Rand, 1963. Fr-11, 12; KM-63, 64. Total weight 0.3532 ounce. Bust of Jan van Riebeeck. Reverse: Springbok. 2 Rand: Pop 2, none finer and Rand: Pop 2, none finer. Both coins are PCGS cover coins. Lot of 2 coins. PCGS graded 2 Rand, Proof 66. and Rand PCGS graded Proof 67." In 1960, South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth and in 1961 issued all new coins, dropping the bust of the queen for explorer Jan van Riebeek. This type was issued 1961-83 along with a [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|gold two rand]], minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Sold to collectors and bullion speculators, this type never achieved the popularity of the krugerrand introduced in 1967.

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,023 plus 2,508 proofs.

''Specification:'' 3.99 g, .917 fine gold (same standard as a British half sovereign).

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-12, KM 63.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, ''Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns,'' Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, ''Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[South Africa 1963 1/2 cent|1963 half cent]]
* [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|1963 2 rand]]
* [[South Africa 1968 rand Fr-12|1968 gold rand]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1963]]
* return to coins of [[South Africa]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 103]][[Category:Gold coins of Africa]]

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 * [[South Africa 1962 rand|1962 rand]]
 * [[South Africa 1963 1/2 cent|1963 half cent]]
 * [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|1963 2 rand]]
 * [[South Africa 1966 rand Fr-12|1966 gold rand]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,023 plus 2,508 proofs.
-''Specification:'' 3.99 g, .917 fine gold (same standard as a British half sovereign).
+''Specification:'' 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British half sovereign).
 ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-12, KM 63.

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 [[Image:S Africa G103-2728b.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was part of lot 2728 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), which sold for $528.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[South Africa]]. Rand and 2 Rand, 1963. Fr-11, 12; KM-63, 64. Total weight 0.3532 ounce. Bust of Jan van Riebeeck. Reverse: Springbok. 2 Rand: Pop 2, none finer and Rand: Pop 2, none finer. Both coins are PCGS cover coins. Lot of 2 coins. PCGS graded 2 Rand, Proof 66. and Rand PCGS graded Proof 67." In 1960, South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth and in 1961 issued all new coins, dropping the bust of the queen for explorer Jan van Riebeek. This type was issued 1961-83 along with a [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|gold two rand]], minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Sold to collectors and bullion speculators, this type never achieved the popularity of the krugerrand introduced in 1967.
+This specimen was part of lot 2728 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), which sold for $528.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[South Africa]]. Rand and 2 Rand, 1963. Fr-11, 12; KM-63, 64. Total weight 0.3532 ounce. Bust of Jan van Riebeeck. Reverse: Springbok. 2 Rand: Pop 2, none finer and Rand: Pop 2, none finer. Both coins are PCGS cover coins. Lot of 2 coins. PCGS graded 2 Rand, Proof 66. and Rand PCGS graded Proof 67." In 1960, South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth and in 1961 issued all new coins, dropping the bust of the queen for explorer Jan van Riebeeck. This type was issued 1961-83 along with a [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|gold two rand]], minted to the standard of a British sovereign. Sold to collectors and bullion speculators, this type never achieved the popularity of the krugerrand introduced in 1967.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,023 plus 2,508 proofs.
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 ''Link to:''
 * [[South Africa 1963 1/2 cent|1963 half cent]]
 * [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|1963 2 rand]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, ''Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns,'' Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, ''Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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 * [[South Africa 1963 1/2 cent|1963 half cent]]
 * [[South Africa 1963 2 rand|1963 2 rand]]
-* [[South Africa 1968 rand Fr-12|1968 gold rand]]
+* [[South Africa 1966 rand Fr-12|1966 gold rand]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1963]]
 * return to coins of [[South Africa]]
 [[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 103]][[Category:Gold coins of Africa]]