Southern Rhodesia 1941 1/2 crown

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3682

This specimen was lot 3682 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $101.15. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George VI, 1936-1952, AR ½ crown, 1941, PCGS graded MS62." Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The colony was federated with Northern Rhodesia in 1956 but is now Zimbabwe. This type was struck 1938-42 and is not common.

Recorded mintage: 1,240,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-15.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1937 half crown
• 1941 penny
• South Africa 1941 2-1/2 shillings
• Ireland 1941 1/2 crown
• New Zealand 1941 1/2 crown
• 1942 half penny
• 1942 shilling
• 1944 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1941