Fiji 1934 6 pence

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23748 (part)

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was part of lot 23748 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Proof Set 1934, KM1-5, PR66 NGC on the Halfpenny, Sixpence and Shilling and PR67 NGC on the Penny and the Florin. While one may occasionally see the Proof oddment for 1934, this full set came from the Melbourne Mint duplicates. From The Ted Reams Collection." Coinage was initiated for the Fiji Islands in 1934, the year after New Zealand. Altho mintages were small, enough were saved that most dates are common today. The proofs, however, are rare. The sterling coinage ceased in 1968.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 2.82 g, 0.500 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

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• Fiji 1934 penny
• Australia 1934 6 pence
• New Zealand 1934 6 pence
• Fiji 1934 shilling
• Fiji 1934 florin
• 1942-S sixpence
• Coins and currency dated 1934
• return to coins of the Fiji Islands