? The 1954 is one of the scarcer shillings of the Elizabeth II series to acquire in mint state despite the relatively high mintage of about 16 million. This is due to the low number of bank rolls surfacing, the number of mint state examples surviving is quite limited and higher mint state grades very difficult to source. This coin and the 1953 form a 2 year series which omitted the F:D from the obverse legend . Due to public outcry F:D was restored on all the 1955 issues except the half ...
Get values for your 1890-M Full Sovereign
? In 1915 the Heaton mint struck the last half pennies they would produce for Australia during the reign of King George V signified by the H mintmark beneath the lower scroll on the reverse, as with the 1912-H and the 1914-H half pennies. The 1915-H is by far the scarcest half penny, short of the 1923, largely owing to the low initial mintage of only 720,000 pieces. In mint state the 1915-H is also very scarce but the 1924 is probably slightly scarcer with at least two examples ...
Get values for your 1813 Holey Dollar
? The Kangaroo design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the penny series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , which was modified after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state , though the 1959 plain from the Melbourne mint is quite scarce. Finding any date beyond MS64 is a challenge, ...