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You are probably asking about a South African coin dated 1950. The value would depend on the specific denomination to which you are referring (farthing, half penny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, two shilling, 2 1/2 shilling or 5 shilling) and its condition.
According to the 2000 blackbook price guide a s. African 1950 5 shilling coin is silver. I assume this is 100%. because it is stated if is less than ie. 50%. South Africa never made 100% pure silver coins, those that are not 50% silver would have a silver content of 83.5%
A British Shilling in 1950 had the purchasing power of about £1.15 GBP today.
South African Military Academy was created on 1950-04-01.
Carroll H. Shilling died in 1950.
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The most valuable Five Shilling coin from South Africa was, by a large margin, the 1892 coin, the two varieties of which are valued at between US$1,000 and US$2,000 (the wagon with a double shart on the tongue is the more valuable variety) in Uncirculated condition. The 1959 is the next most valuable, at about US$100. The 1950 is valued at about US$60. Others are valued largely at their silver value (with Silver at US$40.40 per troy ounce as of September 12, 2011, about US$29.40 for coins dated 1950 and before containing 0.7273 troy ounces, and about US$18.35 for coins dated 1951 and after containing 0.4546 troy ounces), although Proof examples are generally worth a bit more.
All of them except Liberia, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.
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It's impossible to say, because the question doesn't include the country, denomination, or date of the coin.
It appears that they only circulated 3,600 in 1975.
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