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Republic gold Pattern "Tickey" 3 Pence 1898 MS63 PCGS, Pretoria mint, KM-PnA23, Hern-ZP5. Among the most fascinating and storied South African types, bestowed an appreciable level of preservation rarely seen at market. Struck from a miniscule mintage of just 215 pieces by famed South African industrialist and financier Sammy Marks after being given the reigns to the Pretoria mint. What would ultimately become the iconic "Tickey" 3 Pence, this one-day issue's sole purpose appears to be for presentation to the businessman's family and friends, which included President Kruger himself. Because of their status as more of a souvenir or memento than a true Pattern, many of these would make their way into jewelry, accounting for the amount of details-graded examples extant. Imbued with a resounding reflectivity and flash to the central fields, while the outer banks display a concentration of apricot tones generally reserved for even finer designations. Though precluded from loftier preservations by the occasional wisp and instance of handling, the piece at hand endures as an impressive survivor of a most peculiar South African rarity.
Ex. Read Collection (Heritage Auction #3042, September 2015, Lot 30576)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/south-africa/south-africa-republic-gold-pattern-tickey-3-pence-1898-ms63-pcgs-/a/3105-32283.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD
Republic gold Pattern "Tickey" 3 Pence 1898 MS63 PCGS, Pretoria mint, KM-PnA23, Hern-ZP5. Among the most fascinating and storied South African types, bestowed an appreciable level of preservation rarely seen at market. Struck from a miniscule mintage of just 215 pieces by famed South African industrialist and financier Sammy Marks after being given the reigns to the Pretoria mint. What would ultimately become the iconic "Tickey" 3 Pence, this one-day issue's sole purpose appears to be for presentation to the businessman's family and friends, which included President Kruger himself. Because of their status as more of a souvenir or memento than a true Pattern, many of these would make their way into jewelry, accounting for the amount of details-graded examples extant. Imbued with a resounding reflectivity and flash to the central fields, while the outer banks display a concentration of apricot tones generally reserved for even finer designations. Though precluded from loftier preservations by the occasional wisp and instance of handling, the piece at hand endures as an impressive survivor of a most peculiar South African rarity.
Ex. Read Collection (Heritage Auction #3042, September 2015, Lot 30576)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/south-africa/south-africa-republic-gold-pattern-tickey-3-pence-1898-ms63-pcgs-/a/3105-32283.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-30000 USD