South Africa 1925 2-1/2 shillings

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46058

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 46058 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. 2-1/2 Shillings, 1925. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. A sharply struck coin with gray to almond color and a few old hairlines in the obverse fields, now obscured by the toning." The 2½ shillings or half crown was struck in South Africa 1923-60. It was 0.800 fine silver until 1930 and 0.500 fine thereafter. The later issue (KM 19.2) varies from this type by having "2½ SHILLINGS" in the reverse legend.

Recorded mintage: 460,000, a scarce date.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.800 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-19.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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