Coins of Southern Africa

South Africa, Thomas Burgers, Pattern Crown, 1874, by L.C. Lauer, in aluminium, bust left, closed 4 and stop after date, rev. arms, edge grained, 7.97g/6h (Hern T6; KM. PnA 13 var). Some corrosion and scratched in front of bust, hairlined, otherwise about as struck, very rare £3,000-4,000

Provenance: Baldwin Auction 48, 26 September 2006, lot 5099