1943-S Florin

In 1943 the San Francisco

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint struck 11 million Australian florins bearing the Kruger Gray design of the Coat of Arms on the

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

 

reverse and Paget's portrait of King George VI on the

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

 

obverse. The San Francisco

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint assisted the Melbourne mint in the production of 1943 Australian florin (Learn more about the 1943 Florin), these can be differentiated from the San Francisco

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint issue by the absence of an S

Mintmark

A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin

 

mintmark above the date.

1943 Melbourne mint florin	1943 San Francisco mint florin

The San Francisco mint issue, despite the lower

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage is a easier coin to acquire in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state due to the abundance of

Mint roll

A common means of distributing coins where a mint stores coins in paper rolls before distributing them to banks

 

mint rolls surfacing from the Vienna hoard. While a number of examples are available in MS65, sourcing one can be quite a challenge with most locked away in private collections.

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