Southern Rhodesia 1952 6 pence - Revision history

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[[Image:SB223-74615o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74615]]
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This specimen was lot 74615 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Southern Rhodesia|SOUTHERN RHODESIA]]. 6 Pence, 1952. London Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-64. A bright and fresh example with strong technical quality for the grade and a slight champagne tinge to otherwise argent surfaces." Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The sixpence pieces were originally sterling silver, then .500 fine silver and finally copper-nickel (this type, struck 1948-52). Additional sixpence pieces were struck 1955-64 while Rhodesia was federated with Nyasaland; these are listed under [[Rhodesia & Nyasaland]]. These pieces are quite scarce despite the large mintage.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,200,000.

''Specification:'' 2.83 g, copper-nickel, 19.4 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-21.

''[[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>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Southern Rhodesia 1951 6 pence|1951 sixpence]]
* [[Southern Rhodesia 1952 1/2 penny|1952 half penny]]
* [[Southern Rhodesia 1952 penny|1952 penny]]
* [[Southern Rhodesia 1953 crown|1953 "Rhodes centennial" crown]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1952]]

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 * [[Southern Rhodesia 1952 1/2 penny|1952 half penny]]
 * [[Southern Rhodesia 1952 penny|1952 penny]]
 * [[Southern Rhodesia 1953 crown|1953 "Rhodes centennial" crown]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1952]]
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-This specimen was lot 74615 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Southern Rhodesia|SOUTHERN RHODESIA]]. 6 Pence, 1952. London Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-64. A bright and fresh example with strong technical quality for the grade and a slight champagne tinge to otherwise argent surfaces." Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The sixpence pieces were originally sterling silver, then .500 fine silver and finally copper-nickel (this type, struck 1948-52). Additional sixpence pieces were struck 1955-64 while Rhodesia was federated with Nyasaland; these are listed under [[Rhodesia & Nyasaland]]. These pieces are quite scarce despite the large mintage.
+This specimen was lot 74615 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Southern Rhodesia|SOUTHERN RHODESIA]]. 6 Pence, 1952. London Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-64. A bright and fresh example with strong technical quality for the grade and a slight champagne tinge to otherwise argent surfaces." Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The sixpence pieces were originally sterling silver, then 0.500 fine silver and finally copper-nickel (this type, struck 1948-52). Additional sixpence pieces were struck 1955-64 while Rhodesia was federated with Nyasaland; these are listed under [[Rhodesia & Nyasaland]]. These pieces are quite scarce despite the large mintage.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,200,000.