? The Hong Kong Ten Cent coin issued during the reign of King George VI featured the Kings' portrait by Percy Metcalfe on the obverse. The artists' initials can be seen below the neckline. The legend around the perimeter reads KING GEORGE THE SIXTH. The reverse shows Chinese symbols of the denomination, date and country. inside a ring of dots. Outside this is the legend HONG KONG TEN CENTS. There were proof strikes between 1948 and 1951. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 following ...
? The 1929 Melbourne is the rarest date in the series, coming from a mintage of 436,938. It can be assumed that most of these were melted down from 1929 to 1933 after Australia ceased backing its currency with gold. The date is extremely scarce in all grades with probably under 10 mint state examples. The Melbourne mint also produced a specimen strike that year . The number of coins struck of a particular designation A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
? The 1880 Sydney crenulated reverse half sovereign is a rare subset of the 1880 which features a toothed or crenulated reverse rimas opposed to the standard beaded type. It was struck at the Sydney mint as denoted by the S mintmark under the shield. One should be careful not to confuse the S with a 3 or 8 die number which were sometimes used by the Royal mint London. This, crenulated reverse type The Beaded reverse type ...
? The George V shilling series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, SHILLING up the top, and the year of issue down the bottom. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can be acquired at reasonable ...
? The 1943 is one of the easiest dates in the series with a high mintage of almost 34 million pieces and a small number of mint rolls surfacing. The date is almost always struck without significant flaws allowing for higher grade mint state pieces but by this stage the obverse dies were already quite worn and as such often lack central detail. Soft obverse of a 1943 half penny Date set collectors will have no problem obtaining this date in circulated grades ...