? The Hong Kong One Dollar was first introduced in 1866 by the new mint in Sugar Street on Hong Kong island. There were many pattern strikes between 1863 and 1867. The official currency of Hong Kong was the British Pound although it was not well received by the population as the traders were used to the Chinese system of using the weight of silver for their transactions. It was the policy of the British Government to introduce sterling silver coinage to their colonies since 1825 and the Spanish ...
? The Royal Australian Mint released this coloured red poppy dollar piece as part of their centenary of Anzac program. The reverse features a single coloured red poppy surrounded a number of uncoloured poppies and the legend
? The 2013 Polar Animals Series is the Royal Australian Mint's fourth animal series, following the popular Ocean, Land and Sea series. The Polar Series encompasses six, uncirculated coins, each depicting different animals that can be found in some of the coldest places on Earth; a Polar Bear, Rockhopper Penguin, Humpback Whale, Walrus, Weddell Seal, and Atlantic Puffin. The series was periodically released in pairs throughout the year in specially designed cards. The Weddell ...
? The 1862 Sydney mint half sovereign is a slightly harder than average year though PCGS has certified one example inmint state at MS62.While mint reports state that no half sovereigns were struck in 1862, it is known for certain that half sovereigns bearing that year were struck. Mint reports state that 558,500 half sovereigns were struck in 1863; It would appear as though this mintage figure included half sovereigns struck bearing the date of 1862. Of the two dates, the 1863 is slightly ...
? This twenty cent coin, featuring a design by an Australian student, was issued as both a business strike and a proof strike. It was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation and was included in two sets issued throughout the year: the AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL Territory Three Coin Set and the 20 Coin Centenary of Federation Collection. There were two versions of each of these sets released: proof ...
