Set Category: Pattern Coins

Set Name: MTB ZAR Pattern coins

Set Description: From 1874 to 1890, South Africa was an established colonial settlement that was on the verge of capitulating into a self run government. At the time there were four provinces that held a level of autonomy and local authority. The four provinces - The Cape, Transvaal, Orange Free state and Natal as well as a small established in Northern Cape where a population known as the Griqua people lived, had sample coins made by Wolfgang Lauer of Nurenburg and solicited by Otto Nolte of Berlin. Each province or area of governance proposed different coin designs with prominence towards a 1 Penny/ 2 Pence template. The Missionary station in Griquatown made several other proposals but Otto Nolte proposed the majority designs in a similar template.

Set Goals: To obtain a sample of each denomination, of each province and of each grade of Mint State and Proof patterns is excessively challenging for patterns that have only 10 or less in existence. The collection covers all the four provinces of South Africa and includes a few well graded Griquatown patterns with several having no official date stamped on them. In the collection are some really unique pattern coins namely the 5s Aluminum and Pond depicting President Burgers. There is a unique copper-nickel Cape Of Good Hope Penny and a few selective Orange Free State pennies that have beautiful green and orange hue colours. Please note that the majority of statistics depicted have used an extensive amount of information from the Brian Hern's Coins catalogue and other reference using the Krause world coins catalogue. Although the Krause world coin catalogue book is used by NGC as the major source of referencing and coin catalogue numbers, the Hern's coins catalogue is a South African based book that goes into more depth and differentiates patterns in detail. The majority of South African collectors utilize the Hern's to reference patterns however it is currently challenging when NGC provide grading that has limited references to the Hern's Coins and Patterns book. This results in South African Numismatics speculating the NGC grade in comparison to Hern's catalogue which accounts for weight, size and composition thus expanding on the pattern range. As an avid pattern coin collector it is suggested that NGC consider referencing Hern’s catalogue pattern numbering as it is intensive and provides additional detailed information on each pattern and authenticated document history.

Owner:     morganthebrave


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Signature Set Details:
Slot NameCoin InfoGraded ByCountry
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1874 ZAR KM-PNA1 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 V ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 Honeybee & Lions head ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 2P 1874 ZAR KM-PNA5 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal POND 1874 ZAR KM-PNA19 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal 5S 1874 ZAR KM-PNA18 ALUMINUM NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Transvaal PENNY 1890 ZAR KM-PNA22 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1874 OFS KM-PN1 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1874 OFS KM-PN1 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1874 OFS KM-PN1 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN9 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN9 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN9 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN9 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN14 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Orange Free State PENNY 1888 OFS KM-PN13 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Cape of Good Hope PENNY 1889 CGH KM-PN1 BRONZE PCGSSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Cape of Good Hope PENNY 1889 CGH KM-PN1 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Cape of Good Hope PENNY 1889 CGH KM-PN3 BRONZE NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Province of the Cape of Good Hope. PENNY 1889 CGH KM-PN4 COPPER-NICKEL NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY (1890) GRIQUATOWN KM-PN6 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY (1890) GRIQUATOWN KM-PN6 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY 1890 GRIQUATOWN KM-PN5 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY (1890) GRIQUATOWN KM-PN6 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY 1890 GRIQUATOWN KM-PN5 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA
Governance of Griquatown PENNY (1890) GRIQUATOWN KM-PN6 COPPER NGCSOUTH AFRICA

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