Southern Rhodesia 1951 6 pence

Goldberg sale 106, lot 2440

This specimen was lot 2440 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $181. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Southern Rhodesia. Sixpence, 1951. George VI. PCGS graded MS-66." 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: 2,800,000 + proofs.

Specification: 2.83 g, copper-nickel, 19.4 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Percy Metcalfe and G. E. Kruger-Gray.

Catalog reference: KM-21.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

• 1937 sixpence
• 1951 threepence
• 1952 half penny
• 1953 "Rhodes centennial" crown
• Coins and currency dated 1951
• return to coins of Southern Rhodesia