? The 1940 half penny is one of the easier dates in the series to acquire in mint state due to a number of hoards surfacing containing premium mint state coins. Typically these coins had good colour and graded around the MS63-64 level so acquiring the date above MS64RB can become quite challenging. The legend and rims are almost always strongly struck up giving the appearance of a deep strike due to the maturing Melbourne minting process but the obverse often exhibits a central ...
? The 1925 proof penny is a proof of record striking produced at the Melbourne mint. Whilst not particularly scarcer than the other proof pennies from 1923 to 1933, the proof 1925 penny enjoys strong premiums over the other issues due to its perceived scarcity owing to the key date business strikeas seen with a 2009 sale at $291,250 . The penny, like other proof pennies of the era, is known by fewer than 10 examples and can be ...
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? The 1934-35 proof Melbourne Centenary refers to the 50 coins sold by the Melbourne mint to H. G. Williams as special strikes to be sold to the international market. The coin features a squared rim on the reverse with mirror surfaces on both faces. There were two and possibly a third die used to strike this issue so it is possible that more than 50 examples were struck, these may have later entered circulation. These coins were not originally sold as proof strikes with at least one client ...
? The Royal Ladies Masterpieces in Silver set featured 4 twenty-five dollar coins and one medallion. The reverses depicted one of four royal ladies including Princess Ann and the late Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lady Diana. One pattern in gold of a slightly smaller size is known bearing the portrait of Lady Diana. The tails side of the coinA coin struck as a representation piece of a coin that never eventuated