? This commemorative ten Dollar coin is one piece from an 8 coin set known as the State Series. They were released in an annual basis between the years of 1985-1993, excluding the year 1988. Each coin commemorates a different Australian State or Territory and bears the Coat of Arms of each one. This coin paying tribute to Queensland was the fourth in the series and issued in 1989. It was joined by Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory ...
? The commemorative appeal of the 1937 crown was lost when in 1938 the Melbourne mint continued the issue of the crown. A total of 101,600 crowns were minted that year and while many were preserved in top grades, a majority ended up lightly circulated with the average grade being similar to that of the 1937 ranging from XF to AU. The 1938 crown was plagued to an even greater degree by soft strikes despite the lower mintage which would indicate less overuse of dies . This, combined ...
The 1936 penny is one of the most common pennies in George V series and is the easiest and most affordable date to acquire in mint state. Obtaining the coin in higher mint state grades can still be quite a challenge, though not always paired with an equally challenging price. Despite this, the coin is nowhere near as popular as a type coin as the 1911 penny. This is probably due to the 1911 penny being readily available in higher mint state grades, particularly with considerable mint brilliance. ...
? The 1937 Crown was originally intended to commemorate the ascension of King Edward VIII but due to Edward VIII's abdication, it was instead struck to commemorate the accesion of King George VI and was the only circulation coin produced by Australia that year. The crown was proposed by the then Federal Treasurer R. G. Casey who pushed hard for its introduction, thus spawning the nick name,
?Image from: A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd . Victoria, Sovereign, 1861, Roman letter I in date for figure 1. 'Auction 73 8 May 2012'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=290&lot=90