1951 Florin

The 1951 florin one of only two years struck bearing the Type II

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

 

obverse featuring his majesty King George VI, the other being 1952 (Learn more about the 1951 Florin). While a small number of

Bank roll

A common means of distributing coins where a bank would roll coins before distributing them to branches or customers

 

bank rolls have surfaced, obtaining the coin in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state can still be quite a challenge and if a higher

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state example is desired, a great deal of patience will be required.

The date is usually relatively well struck up but most coins were sent up to Sydney by train before

Rolling

The act of wrapping stacks of coins in paper resulting in a transportable roll of coins

 

rolling resulting in coins often displaying numerous

Bagmarks

Surface marks caused by impact from other coins during the handling process before the coin enters circulation

 

bagmarks making higher

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state pieces near impossible to source.

The Melbourne mint also produced

Proof

A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation

 

proof (Learn more about the 1951 Proof Florin) and

Specimen

A coin struck from an early circulation die state, not intended for circulation

 

specimen (Learn more about the 1951 Specimen Florin) strikings of the year and a

Commemorative

A coin struck differing from the standard design to commemorate an event

 

commemorative florin (Learn more about the 1951 Jubilee Florin) was also produced commemorating 50 years since Federation.

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