? This beautifully designed and sculpted one dollar coin aptly depicts the type of work typically carried out by Surf Life Saving Australia. It is a commemorative coin that was issued by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate a centenary of volunteer work by the Australian lifesavers. They provide an invaluable service, on which Australia has come to depend with their love of surfing and beach and water activities. This coin pays tribute to those men and women whose services are not taken ...
? The final run of Victorian sovereigns were struck from 1893 to 1901 at the Sydney, Melbourne, and, in the final 3 years, the Perth mint after its opening in 1899. All dates can be considered rare in MS63, and very rare in MS64 and up with only a handful of certified examples . The key date of the series is the 1899 Perth mint sovereign; other key dates include the 1893 Melbourne and the 1898 Sydney. Several bank rolls were found of the Melbourne mint issues but most coins ...
? This commemorative coin celebrates the role played by camel trains as a form of transportation that opened up possibilities and opportunities for the continued development of Australia as a nation. It is a five dollar proof coin struck into sterling silver by the Royal Australian Mint. The camel train coin is one from a set of five that makes up the Masterpieces in Silver collection named 'Opening of the Continent.' Each coin represents a different form ...
? In January 1901 King Edward VII acceded to the British throne with the first business strike fifty cent pieces struck in 1902. The reverse design features a partitioned ring design with 50 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. FIFTY CENTS with the date following. The obverse features a crowned bust of King Edward VII with the legend , EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR by Royal Mint engraver, George W. De Saules.The Edward VII series continues some of the scarcity associated ...
? In 1951 the Perth and Melbourne Mint produced 29,422,000 Half Penny pieces. In the same year the Royal Mint in London produced 6,960,000 pennies. The London variety can be distinguished by a 'PL' mint-mark and the Perth Mint variety can be be distinguished by a dot mint-mark located in the same spot. The Perth variety is easily obtainable and very affordable in almost all grades. Perth dot mint-mark on the reverse of a 1951-Y Half Penny. London ...