? The Kruger Gray reverse design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the florin series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956, 1959, and 1963 florins are quite scarce in the upper mint state grades; the 1956 usually has a price ...
? The 1924 is one of the key dates of the half penny series due in part to its low initial mintage of 681,600. While in lower grades the coin can be readily obtained and still occasionally found in virgin hoards, in mint state it is very rare with probably fewer than 50 examples available. The type is typically well struck up with 8 pearls visible even at the AU50 level and occasionally down in the XF40-45 level, a testament to the maturing half penny production line at the Melbourne mint, ...
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? There are a number of stories behind the 1937 pattern strikes, some say that they depicted King Edward VIII before he eloped with divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson , which was later removed thus producing uniface patterns, others say the patterns were produced as representation pieces in order to gain royal approval for the new designs, similar to the patterns of 1927. The latter would seem to be more plausible, given that patterns exist ...
? The Floral Emblems series one hundred dollar coin was produced from 1995 to 2003 with an issue for each state plus the Commonwealth floral emblem followed by the ACT and NT. The reverse displays each state's floral emblem while the obverse displays the Maklouf portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for issues up to 1998 and the Ian Rank - Broadley portrait for issues from 1999 and on. The tails side of the coinThe heads side of the coin