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Auction #133 begins on 20 Aug 2026

Arndt (E. H. D.)

THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINTS

Published: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 1939

Reserve: $48

Approximately:

Estimate: $50-65

Bidding opens: 20 Aug 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 27 Aug 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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viii + 115pp. Softcover binding with black lettering to front cover. Condition: Fair. Wear, creases, rubbing and open tears to covers, top and tail of spine missing. Notes and marks in pen to front cover. Closed tears to front hinge, front cover starting to come loose as a result. Small open tears to title page at staples of binding (please see photo). Light creases to top and bottom corners of some pages, light creases to top corners of last pages, light stains to fore edges of rear cover and last pages. Text clean.

 

A history of the mints of South Africa, from the ‘staatsponden’ to the Pretoria Mint, with chapters on the ‘Burgers Mint Mystery’ and the eventual establishment of the South African Mint.

 

Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1939

 

Size: 4to (24,7 x 18,4cm)

 

  • Overall Condition: Fair
  • Size: 4to


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