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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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George V 2-1/2 Shillings 1926 MS62 NGC, KM19.2, Hern-S277. With the third lowest mintage for the denomination and extraordinarily difficult to acquire in mint state grades, this 1926 2-1/2 Shillings ranks among the great rarities of the British South African series. This present specimen adds quality to condition by fusing a lightly golden-apricot tinge to the fields with a spattering of bluish hues and a lightly reddish-peach hue towards the peripheries. With the reverse designed by engraver and English artist George Edward Kruger Gray, a maker of stained glass windows, it seems fitting that such a rainbow of colors should grace these flinted fields. A similarly gorgeous example, though a full grade point lower and lacking the stellar toning of the current example, achieved a record-breaking $22,345 in our 2015 CICF Signature Auction #3040 (Lot 30606).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD
George V 2-1/2 Shillings 1926 MS62 NGC, KM19.2, Hern-S277. With the third lowest mintage for the denomination and extraordinarily difficult to acquire in mint state grades, this 1926 2-1/2 Shillings ranks among the great rarities of the British South African series. This present specimen adds quality to condition by fusing a lightly golden-apricot tinge to the fields with a spattering of bluish hues and a lightly reddish-peach hue towards the peripheries. With the reverse designed by engraver and English artist George Edward Kruger Gray, a maker of stained glass windows, it seems fitting that such a rainbow of colors should grace these flinted fields. A similarly gorgeous example, though a full grade point lower and lacking the stellar toning of the current example, achieved a record-breaking $22,345 in our 2015 CICF Signature Auction #3040 (Lot 30606).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD