Any premium for this 1958 South Africa Gold Pound PCGS PR67?

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pcgs69
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Looks to have a super low mintage of 515 but that doesn’t necessarily equate to collector demand. What value could be placed on this? Thanks for any help!


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  • pcgs69
    pcgs69 Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭
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    Should I just try eBay with a best offer option?

  • coinkat
    coinkat Posts: 24,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I would probably just keep this one but if you are committed to selling, I would likely consign to Stacks or Heritage or the auction house whom you have a business relationship with.

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  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 21, 2026 5:38AM
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    That cracked holder isn't going to help matters. Any collector who sees it is going to factor in the cost of reholdering which may erase any collector premium.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 7, 2026 11:53AM
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    I generally look up if any value in NGC world price guide or research what ebay sellers are listing it for.

    With its low pop sky the limit. Try see what sellers asking. However w the holder scratch needs reholder.

    Investor
  • TomB
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    It's a pop 2/0 so that is nice, but not a lot of these have been certified so this can be misleading. The only records I can find for this date are a pair of ebay sales years ago and one HA sale in 2022. The HA sale was for a PR64 and the seller would have netted right around melt, or a little higher, for the coin. The holder of your piece is fairly abused and the coin is neither CAM nor DCAM and that will also negatively affect liquidity.

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  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 7, 2026 12:23PM
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    @pcgs69 said:
    Should I just try eBay with a best offer option?

    I think if you get it reholdered you can get more. Take look at where Bay sellers may have it. If low pop certainly one would not give away, would want top $$$.

    Investor
  • coinkat
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    If you consign the coin, ask about getting the coin re-holdered. I don't know if that might require goldshield and photo which might add to the cost, but it likely will add to the presentation leading to a higher hammer price.

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  • MrEureka
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    @TomB said:
    It's a pop 2/0 so that is nice, but not a lot of these have been certified so this can be misleading. The only records I can find for this date are a pair of ebay sales years ago and one HA sale in 2022. The HA sale was for a PR64 and the seller would have netted right around melt, or a little higher, for the coin. The holder of your piece is fairly abused and the coin is neither CAM nor DCAM and that will also negatively affect liquidity.

    NGC pops are also worth a look. In this case, I’d say the coin should definitely be worth a good premium.

    Andy Lustig

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  • TomB
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    Holy Cow, Andy! I hadn't thought such a high percentage of those coins would be certified at all, let alone aproximately 20% of the population at NGC by itself. I hadn't thought of that at all.

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  • pcgs69
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    Wow, I hadn't thought to check the NGC pops either. Might be worth getting it reholdered and sent to auction then?

  • realeswatcher
    realeswatcher Posts: 538 ✭✭✭✭
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    There is "A" premium here... those are better dates... but it's gonna be hit or miss.

    eBay and wait for the right buyer is probably the way as opposed to Heritage and hope.

    @WCC, you played South Africa, thoughts?

  • MrEureka
    MrEureka Posts: 24,782 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @pcgs69 said:
    Wow, I hadn't thought to check the NGC pops either. Might be worth getting it reholdered and sent to auction then?

    That’s what I would do. But LMK if you post it on the BST. I might play.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • WCC
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    @realeswatcher said:
    There is "A" premium here... those are better dates... but it's gonna be hit or miss.

    eBay and wait for the right buyer is probably the way as opposed to Heritage and hope.

    @WCC, you played South Africa, thoughts?

    Sorry for my late reply. I used to but I don't anymore.

    I'd check Heritage for recent prices though agree I would not sell through them. The most recent sales (last year or so) seem to indicate a premium for grades like "66".

    I wouldn't pay much if any of one, unless I really wanted this coin type. When I sold those I previously owned, I made money, but it was due to the increase in the spot price. I paid meaningful premiums at much lower spot. The last one I sold on eBay (through a forum member) was a 1952 MS half pound which netted about or even less than melt after fees.

    Union coinage is not very liquid outside of South Africa in my experience.

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