1874 Fine Beard Burgers Ponde
| Hern's Number | B1 |
| Krause-Mishler Number | KM#1.2 |
| Designer | L.C. Wyon |
| Size Diameter | 22.33 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2098-2.3114 mm |
| Mintage | 695 |
| Weight | 7.91-7.99 gm |
| Gold Content | 7.254-7.33 gm |
| Copper Content | 0.66-0.667 gm |
| Best Known | MS67 |
Also known as the Burgers Staatsponde
The Fine Beard Pond coins were delivered on 25 July 1874 to Mr J.J. Pratt, the Consul General for the ZAR government in London, and the coins were dispatched to the Transvaal in August 1874.
The Fine Beard Ponde has a sharp 8 in the date 1874 and the beard is finer. It can be seen there are 6 distinctive sets of hairs on the beard.
The Coarse Beard Ponde has a double strike on the 8 and the hair on the beard looks matted or closer together.
It is know these coins were made from Alluvial gold from the Lydenburg district and the alluvial gold was refined by the Johnson Matthey company. The Pondes were minted by Ralph Heaton and Sons, also know as Birmingham Mint, or Heaton's Mint.
Fine Beard Burgers Pond Forgery's
There does not seem to be a problem with forgeries but many coins are ex-mount coins.