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Coin: Sixpence 1937
Description

First New Zealand coinage bearing the portrait of King George VI.
CountryNew Zealand CurrencyNew Zealand Pound
Face value6 (x Penny) TypeSixpence (Silver)
Year1937 CurrentNo (demonetised 2006)
Mintage1,280,000 (1.3 million) RarityC (Common)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark 1,280,000 (1.3 million), Rarity: C (Common)
Material0.500 Silver DesignerGeorge Kruger Gray
MonarchKing George VI EffigyPortrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)19 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)2.9000
Obverse

Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, the monarch's legend GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR; below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).
Obverse inscription GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Reverse

A huia bird perched on a branch facing right; around above, NEW ZEALAND; around below, the denomination and date, SIXPENCE 1937; below the centre of the branch, in small letters, the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray).
Reverse inscriptionNEW ZEALAND SIXPENCE 1937
EdgeMilled Edge inscriptionNone
Sixpence 1937: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof unknown
Sixpence 1937: Photos
Sixpence 1937: Photo Proof Coin - 6 Pence, New Zealand, 1937
Proof Coin - 6 Pence, New Zealand, 1937
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY
Author:
Notes: Proof.
source
Sixpence 1937: Photo Proof Coin - 6 Pence, New Zealand, 1937
Proof Coin - 6 Pence, New Zealand, 1937
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY
Author:
Notes: Proof.
source
Sixpence 1937: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 8
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide85
Australian Coin ChartNS5
Sixpence 1937: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Coin description link
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mint
Reserve Bank of New Zealand 15 Oct 2014 Mintage link Circulation mintage
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mintage
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Mintage
Australian Coin Chart 1966 Mintage
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Varieties link Proof
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1988 Varieties Proof
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 - Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Valuations
Sixpence 1937 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: NZD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 258.71 259.99 261.26 262.54
Royal MintAlmost Uncirculated (aUNC) 107.79 106.11 104.42 102.73
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 64.37 63.61 62.85 62.08
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 18.90 18.29 17.67 17.05
Royal MintFine (F) 4.19 4.22 4.25 4.29
Sixpence 1937 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: USD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintProofProof 310.41 299.73 289.04 278.36
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 103.06 97.89 92.72 87.54
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 54.76 52.51 50.26 48.01
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 25.96 25.11 24.26 23.40
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 8.31 8.27 8.22 8.18
Royal MintFine (F) 2.64 2.81 2.98 3.16
Historic values in NZD for Sixpence 1937 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Sixpence 1937 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Sixpence 1937 / Proof / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Sixpence 1937: Links to sites that (may) sell similar coins
Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Sixpence > 1937
Sixpence 1937: Some useful external links
Museums Victoria: Proof Coin - 6 Pence, New Zealand, 1937
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List of all (31) coins of type: New Zealand / Sixpence
Sixpence 1933 Sixpence 1934 Sixpence 1935 Sixpence 1936 Sixpence 1937 Sixpence 1939
Sixpence 1940 Sixpence 1941 Sixpence 1942 Sixpence 1943 Sixpence 1944 Sixpence 1945
Sixpence 1946 Sixpence 1947 Sixpence 1948 Sixpence 1950 Sixpence 1951 Sixpence 1952
Sixpence 1953 Sixpence 1954 Sixpence 1955 Sixpence 1956 Sixpence 1957 Sixpence 1958
Sixpence 1959 Sixpence 1960 Sixpence 1961 Sixpence 1962 Sixpence 1963 Sixpence 1964
Sixpence 1965