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Revision as of 12:02, 18 September 2023
This specimen was lot 72763 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 3 Pence, 1896. Pretoria Mint. Republic. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. An incredibly attractive near Gem, this wholly argent piece presents a good deal of luster and charming eye appeal. Exceptional quality rarely encountered." South Africa, after a turbulent history between English and Dutch settlers and the native population, was constituted the Union of South Africa in 1910. This coin was issued 1892-97 by the Afrikaner republic before its conquest by the British. With the collapse of apartheid, collecting South African coins is now respectable again.
Recorded mintage: 166,000, an available date.
Specification: 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver, .042 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-3; Hern-Z9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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