One of my "for fun" collections is coins struck in my birth year (1941). I know that some of that catalog's entries have been questioned. Here's one of mine. I'm addressing the listings of 1941 East Africa, 5 Cent coins. According to the KP catalog there are 3 varieties: KM# 25.1 - 1941 (weight 6.3200 gms) KM# 25.1 - 1941-I (weight 6.3200 gms) KM# 25.2 - 1941-I (weight 5.6700 gms) I have not found a KM# 25.1 - 1941. It's priced about 8x more than the other two (BU = $65). I don't know if it exists but because of it's comparative rarity I'm not surprised I haven't found one yet. The KM# 25.1 - 1941-I coins that I have all weigh a bit more than the 6.32 gms indicated. They run about 6.45 gms ± .03 gms. I have not found a KM# 25.2 - 1941-I coin even though it's priced the same as the KM# 25.1. Since they are priced the same I'd expect the ones I get to be divided 50/50 between the two varieties. But I have 12 and they are all the heavier variety. I also have a KM# 25.2 - 1942 which should weigh the same as the lighter variety and it does. At least that proves the lighter planchet exists. So the questions are: -- does the KM# 25.2 - 1941-I exist? -- if so, is it less common than the KM# 25.1 - 1941-I in spite of the pricing in the catalog?
