? With 80,000 pieces struck, the 1880 Sydney was always going to be a scarce issue, the estimated survival count is about 1500 pieces distributed among two types. The piece was struck at the Sydney branch of the Royal mint as denoted by the S mintmark under the shield. S mintmark under the shield indicating Sydney mint This, the beaded reverse type can be differentiated by having a beaded rim on the reverse side as opposed to a tooth or crenulated reverse ...
? This Shot Putter commemorative gold coin is one piece from a set of eight, which were issued to celebrate Australia staging the Olympic Games in Sydney, 2000. The series is called Olympic Gold and was released in celebration of the Olympic games. The eight coins were released in the year 2000 following a successful completion of the games. The coins were struck into gold with a weight of 10 grams. This was the first set of gold coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint and the series is a popular ...
? The 1943 Penny was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a mintage of 11,112,000 which was quite typical for the series. In the same year the Perth Mint produced 33,086,400 which was one of the highest for the series. The Perth Mint variety can be differentiated by the presence of a small dot mint-mark located after the 'Y' in 'PENNY' . The Melbourne variety generally achieves higher valuations than the Perth variety although it still remains relatively affordable until around MS63. ...
? The George V Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE PENNY within the inner ring. 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 ...
? The 1943-Y Penny was struck at the Perth Mint to a mintage of 33,086,400 which was one of the highest for the series. In the same year the Melbourne Mint produced 11,112,000 pieces. The Perth Mint variety can be differentiated by the presence of a small dot mint-mark located after the 'Y' in 'PENNY'. The high mintage of this type makes it quite affordable into mint-state, only becoming quite expensive around MS64. Dot mint-mark after 'PENNY' on a 1943-Y Penny. ...