? This Brown Bear piece was released in 2014 as part of the Perth mint 's Mother's Love series. The series celebrates the connection between the mother and her offspring in the animal kingdom. The reverse of this particular coin features a coloured depiction of a Brown Bear and her offspring with the legend 'BROWN BEAR.' The obverse houses the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II with the legend '1/2 OZ 999 SILVER - 2014 - TUVALU - 50 CENTS - QUEEN ELIZABETH II.' ...
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? Half sovereigns were struck at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints from 1911 to 1920. Despite the relatively high proportion of surviving coins in AU or better, in recent times they have become difficult to acquire in true mint state condition, and beyond that very difficult, often being the victim of harsh cleaning or jewellery mounting. The George V half sovereign series was the sixth and final half sovereign series to be struck at Australian mints. The obverse, designed by Sir ...
? The 1860 is the scarcest wreathed bust half sovereign after the enigmatic 1855 and the third scarcest Sydney Mint date overall. It is estimated that there are fewer than 250 pieces surviving, most of which have some form of damage making certified examples rare. There were four problem-free examples offered at the Reserve Bank of Australia Sale from a total of 20 1860s . Prior to this, 1860s were extremely difficult to acquire though they did turn up in dealers' bullion piles from ...
? The wheat stalks design continued into this type right until the conclusion of the threepence series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956 is quite scarce and underrated. Most dates other than the 1956 are relatively easy to acquire up to MS66 due to nice surfaces owing to the small size ...