South Africa 1894 2-1/2 shillings

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Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72760
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This specimen was lot 72760 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 2-1/2 Shillings, 1894. Pretoria Mint. Republic. PCGS VF-35 Gold Shield. A SCARCE piece, this example has seen some minor circulation, but nevertheless retains good detail and originality, along with a pleasing tone." 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: 135,000, a better date.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, .420 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-7; Hern-Z32.

Source:

  • 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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