South Africa: Republic gold Pond 1898 Stamped "99" MS62 NGC,...

Description

Legendary ZAR "99" Stamped Pond
A Great Rarity!

Republic gold Pond 1898 Stamped "99" MS62 NGC, KM10.2, Hern-Z52, Fr-2. This extremely rare Mint State example is fully lustrous, with boldly defined details and a few light marks that define the grade. A major rarity in the South Africa series. During the Boer War, the dies for the South African 1899 Ponds were intercepted by the British in Lourenzo Marques. Because of this, the mint decided to use the dies for the 1898 Pond to strike coins in 1899. To mark the wartime opening of the mint it was decided to overstamp these 1898 Ponds with a 99 overstamp below Kruger's bust to show that thew actual production year was 1899. 130 of these overstamps were produced and are now extremely rare. A seldom offered opportunity to purchase one of the truly great South African rarities.

Metal: Gold
Diameter: 22mm
Weight: 7.988g
AGW: 0.2352oz
Mintage: 137,000

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Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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