this coin is just too nice to pass up sharing .....

First ....I DO hope the picture that I am adding to this journal comes thru ok and the coin image appears large enough to make out the date and detail . This beautiful 1942 New Zealand 3 Pence , One Dot Variety , is also headed to NGC this coming week . The coin appears to me to be in about AU-55 ( that's my personal bet anyways ) .

Of the mintage of around 3.12 million there were only about 250 thousand of these very small silver coins released with one dot ....making them a highly sought after coin to New Zealand Collectors I would imagine . The story of how this particular coin ended up in my hands in the United States is largely incomplete ....but for my part I saw in my favorite coin shop well over 10 years ago and immediately made an offer to purchase it for around $40.00 US , give or take a bit .

When this coin arrives back to me I plan to place it in my Low Mintage World Coin slot .

Thanks for Reading and have a great weekend .......

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