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BU 1942 & 1943 San Francisco Silver...sixpence? S O L D
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Great Britain was certain Fiji would fall into the hands of the Japanese following Pearl Harbor--it had the best natural harbor in the South Pacific and a concrete runway. But the US military had other ideas. The Army, Navy, and 10,000 US Marines rushed to make Nandi Bay their main advanced base. New Zealander and Fijian troops also boosted the force in Fiji, blocking Japan's plans of cutting Australia and New Zealand off from America.
For just two years, these beautiful, lustrous Fijian sixpence pieces were struck of .900 silver at the San Francisco mint. Mintages were a scant 400,000 each. Compare that to over 49 million 1942-S dimes and over 60 million 1943-S dimes. At 2.87276 grams each, they're a tiny fraction of a gram larger than the US dime.
For just two years, these beautiful, lustrous Fijian sixpence pieces were struck of .900 silver at the San Francisco mint. Mintages were a scant 400,000 each. Compare that to over 49 million 1942-S dimes and over 60 million 1943-S dimes. At 2.87276 grams each, they're a tiny fraction of a gram larger than the US dime.
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame
--Severian the Lame
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