SOUTH AFRICA. 1/2 Pond, 1896. Pretoria Mint. NGC AU-58. Fr-3; KM-9.2; Hern-Z42. A lovely honey-gold and orange-apricot example of this more available date for the type. Plenty of brazen, fresh luster remains, the design elements boldly rendered and the surfaces pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade. Teetering on the cusp of Mint State, buyers who seek exceptional eye appeal will snap this beauty up.