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You are asking about a 5 Shilling coin (also called a "Crown") from South Africa (KM#40.2). The coin weighs 28.28 grams and is 50.0% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.4546 troy ounces. With silver at US$17.63 per troy ounce (as of Ma7 21, 2010), the "melt value" of this coin is about US$8.01.
The obverse of the coin has a portrait of King George the Sixth and the words "GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King"). The reverse has an image of a Springbok (an African antelope), with the words "SOUTH Africa", the date, and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above and the denomination ("5 SHILLING") below.
363,000 of these coins were produced in 1951. According to the 2010 Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth about US$10.00 in Extremely Fine condition and US$18.00 in Uncirculated condition.
Another 1,483 were produced in Proof-like condition - these are valued at about US$25.00 each; and 2,000 were produced in Proof condition - these are valued at about US$35.00 each.
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∙ 13y agoYou are asking about a 5 Shilling coin (also called a "Crown") from South Africa (KM#40.2). The coin weighs 28.28 grams and is 50.0% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.4546 troy ounces. With silver at US$17.63 per troy ounce (as of Ma7 21, 2010), the "melt value" of this coin is about US$8.01.
The obverse of the coin has a portrait of King George the Sixth and the words "GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX" (Latin for "George the Sixth, King"). The reverse has an image of a Springbok (an African antelope), with the words "SOUTH AFRICA", the date, and "SUID-AFRIKA" (Afrikaans for "South Africa") above and the denomination ("5 SHILLING") below.
363,000 of these coins were produced in 1951. According to the 2010 Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth about US$10.00 in Extremely Fine condition and US$18.00 in Uncirculated condition.
Another 1,483 were produced in Proof-like condition - these are valued at about US$25.00 each; and 2,000 were produced in Proof condition - these are valued at about US$35.00 each.
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