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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George Kalas, post: 3738686, member: 96505&quot;][ATTACH=full]1002731[/ATTACH] This is my most recent acquisition this weekend: A 1975 Rhodesian Republic 5-Cent Proof Coin.&nbsp; Total mintage: 10 pieces.&nbsp; That is not a typo.&nbsp; Only TEN specimens minted.&nbsp; Mine was graded and authenticated by PCGS as PR67CAM.&nbsp; It is the only specimen graded by PCGS to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stumbled upon it with a dealer in London, UK and jumped at the opportunity to own a coin of such exceptional rarity.&nbsp; This is, hands down, the rarest coin I’ve ever owned in 48 years of collecting, and it has inspired me to begin working on a set of coins of Rhodesia from the UDI years of 1965-1980.</p><p><br /></p><p>I must confess that I had no idea Rhodesia had minted such rarities.&nbsp; This is what I love about collecting world coins.&nbsp; One can actually afford to acquire coins of exceptional quality, rarity, and historical interest without having to be a multimillionaire numismatic “whale” to purchase them.&nbsp; The coin was not cheap.&nbsp; It is the most expensive coin I’ve ever purchased, but it also did not break the bank, costing me about a week’s pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to this acquisition the rarest coin I ever owned was a proof silver Britannia that had a mintage of about 2,500, but man.........this is so much more satisfying to own a coin that only 9 other collectors on the entire planet can say they also own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I would be interested to hear from any other collectors of Rhodesian coins.&nbsp; I am trying to locate good reference works and I’m curious to know how deep the collector base is for these coins.&nbsp; I’m also interested in learning which dealers are particularly good to work with to obtain other high grade specimens of Rhodesian coins from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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