South Africa
Republic gold 1/2 Pond 1897 MS62 NGC, Pretoria mint, KM9.2, Hern-Z43. Mintage: 75,000. The final date for this well-known rarity of the ZAR series, highly lustrous with only a few scattered contact marks and a generally exacting strike (besides the usual weakness on the reverse eagle). Presently outranked by only three pieces out of nearly 500 certified, the last MS62 of this date bringing $3,600 in our January 2019 Auction #3071.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/south-africa/south-africa-republic-gold-1-2-pond-1897-ms62-ngc-/a/3088-35110.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2000-2500 USD