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What is the silver content of a 1948 South African 5 Shilling coin?
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∙ 14y ago
You are asking about a 5 Shilling coin from South Africa (KM#31). The coin is 38.8mm in diameter, weighs 28.28 grams and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.7273 troy ounces. With the price of silver at US$18.72 (as of April 30, 2010), the "melt value" of this coin is US$13.61. The obverse (front) of the coin has a portrait of King George VI and the words "GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King and Emperor"). The reverse (back) has an image of a springbok (a deer common in South Africa) with the words "SOUTH AFRICA", the date, and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above the image and "5 SHILLINGS" below it.
300,000 of these coins were produced for circulation in 1947 (originally in commemoration of the Royal Visit of King George VI to South Africa), and another 5,600 were produced in Proof. According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, it is worth US$12.50 in Very Fine condition, US$15.00 in Extremely Fine condition, US$20.00 in Uncirculated condition, and US$45.00 in Proof. However, since the silver value is so high at the moment, I suspect that these prices somewhat undervalue the coin.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe silver content of South African silver coins was 80% up to and including 1950. From 1951 onwards, the silver content was reduced to 50% until 1960 and decimalisation in 1961, when most "silver" coins were made from a nickel alloy.
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∙ 12y agoIF it weighs 30g and is 90% silver, then the silver content is 27g. An oz of silver is 28.3 grams so it is 27/28.3 oz of silver.
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∙ 11y agoThe South African 1952 silver 5 Shilling coin (George VI), has a 50% silver content.
.4546 oz. ASW
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∙ 10y ago5 shillings, unless someone is prepared to pay more for it because 1947 has some special significance for them.
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