The
Proof
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proof Canberra florin was the second Australian collector
Proof
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proof coin sold at an
Issue price
The price a collector coin is sold to the public at the time of issue
issue price of 2/6 and with a total
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage of 400 (Sharples, J, 1990), it is also the most common pre-55 proof as far as
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage is concerned. Many of the sales were in large quantities, for example 48 were sold to Hunt Deacon and 25 to Baldwins (Sharples, J, 1990).
As a public issue
Proof
A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proof, many ended up in circulation and many others were improperly handled, so its not uncommon to find circulated examples but when identifiable still command strong premiums over
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes, perhaps due to the strong strike, in particular on the steps of the Parliament House, which is incomparably better than
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes. The ratio of impaired examples is further illustrated with information compiled by Andrew Crellin, only 21 of the 49
Proof
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proof coins that appeared on the open market since 1992 were of choice quality (Verheyen, T, V, 2009).
Despite having the highest
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage of any pre-55 proof, its popularity and demand is strong with the type having the 2nd highest value of all the commercial
Proof
A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proofs, second only to the elusive 1938
Proof
A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proof crown (
Learn more about the 1938 Proof Crown).
A uniface
Obverse
The heads side of the coin
obverse example is also known (
Learn more about the 1927 Uniface obverse Florin) and 2,000,000
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes were produced (
Learn more about the 1927 Canberra Florin).
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