? In 1915 the Australian Commonwealth Shilling was produced at both the Royal Mint in London and the private mint of Heaton & Sons in Birmingham. This joint minting process was necessary as the Royal Mint had been refocused to assist with the war effort and the Australia had growing demands for more coins. The coins struck at the Heaton & Sons Mint featured a small 'H' mint-mark below the date on the reverse. Heaton & Sons mint-mark on the reverse on a 1915-H Proof Shilling. ...
? In 1937 the florin series was met with Kruger Gray's design which features a decorated coat of arms at the centre of the reverse, FLORIN up the top, and AUSTRALIA down below, with the year of issue just above that. After the coronation of King George VI in 1937, the obverse changed to the uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP , which was used up until 1948 and then changed after of the independence of ...
? The Mira Type C/4 Dump is a rare type, probably an early trial represnting about 50 Dumps. This type is best identified by an assymetrical Maltese Cross at the tip of the crown pointing between 'T' and 'H' of 'SOUTH' and evenly spaced pearls in the crown.
? In 1912 the Heaton mint struck 2.4 million half pennies for Australia featuring the mintmark H below the lower scroll on the reverse. H Mintmark of the 1912 Heaton mint half penny The year is reasonably common, though like the 1911, most mint state examples originated from the Baldwin mint roll though the 1912 examples tended to grade higher, right up to MS66! Also like the 1911 half penny, the obverse is often softly struck ...
? The Sydney to Athens Five Dollar Coin was minted in Sterling Silver. It was part of the The Journey Continues - Sydney to Athens Three Coin Set and was produced to commemorate the transition and journey of the torch from Sydney to Athens. The proof coin was minted individually at 15,000 and also another 2,500 as part of a three part set. The presentation box in silver has a laurel wreath and a blue lining and was accompanied by a numbered certificate. The reverse of the coin was designed ...