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Hello Dmitry. I have a coin on one side it says Suid Afrika 1958 South Africa 1D with a ship at full mast and on the other side there is a portrait of a woman with laurel head wreath facing right with Elizabeth II Regina. I cannot find this coin pictured anywhere, I have found the ship on a coin with a man's portrait on the reverse side and another coin with the Elizabeth image but not the ship on the reverse side. Can you help me with this. Thank you very much.
Hi Nancy,
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Your South African penny is a fairly common date, with over 5.3 million made. The reason you have had difficulty finding a picture is because not many people will post pictures of such coins. Usually the pictures are of scarce or more valuable coins, which people have posted for show or sale. It's often impossible to find pictures of some coins which are actually common, and lead one to believe they are rare. In this case, all of the dates are common.
If you searched under "South Africa penny" rather than 1d, you will find some, like the picture I've attached.
Thanks for the question! =)
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Dmitry Livshits
Expertise
My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.
Experience
Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.
Education/Credentials
A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).
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