? The 1910 Florin was both a single year issue due to Edward VII's death and the first year of Australian coinage. This made it a very popular issue but unlike the other 1910 denominations, it isn't readily available in mint-state and while available in circulation grades, it is still difficult to source at a good price. Although the high denomination of the Florin ensured that it did not see as much circulation as the other denominations, only a single 40 mint-state horde was found. It would ...
? The 1930 penny is the most famous Australian coin and one of the world's most valuable circulating copper coins. Its fame originates from the 1940s and 1950s where its rarity was first revealed to the general public, thus creating a surge in interest. Consequently, the average 1930 penny only circulated for 15-20 years leaving the average grade at around the Fine to VF level, slightly higher than pennies from surrounding years. This interest has lasted giving the 1930 penny the title of Australia's ...
?Image from: A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd . Victoria, Gold Sovereign, 1863, numbers 827 in relief on truncation meets field. 'Auction 73 8 May 2012'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=290&lot=106
? The dodecagonal type I fifty cent was issued to replace the round 1966 fifty cent from 1969 to 1984 with a number of patterns dated 1966 and 1967. It is struck on a dodecagonal planchet with the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , and Stuart Devlin's interpretation of the Australian coat of arms on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse underneath the denomination. The type was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian ...
? This 1999 fifty cent piece was issued as part of the 'Memories' set in the Royal Australian Mint's Masterpieces in Silver collection. The reverse features the W. H. J. Blackmore reverse design used on the 1918 Sixpence. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II with legend