? The 1952-A Half Penny was struck at the Perth mint with a total mintage of 1,831,680. The reverse of this piece features George Kruger Gray's iconic Kangaroo design and the obverse features Thomas H. Paget's effigy of HM King George VI. A small dot mint-mark is located on the reverse to the right of 'AUSTRALIA' . Despite the relatively low mintage the type is quite accessible into mint-state although it becomes relatively scarce and valuable at MS63. Perth ...
? The 1912 Shilling was the second year in the George V series and was struck at the Royal Mint in London to a mintage of 1,000,000. This relatively low mintage makes the piece quite a challenge to obtain in any grade. In mint-state the piece often exhibits hairlines due to the distribution process via ship from the United Kingdom which makes the type very hard to obtain beyond MS64. In 1912 this time the price of silver was relatively low meaning which meant that the production ...
? The George V shilling series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, SHILLING up the top, and the year of issue down the bottom. 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 be acquired at reasonable ...
? The George V shilling series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, SHILLING up the top, and the year of issue down the bottom. 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 be acquired at reasonable ...
? This coin celebrates the White Cockatoo and is part of a Bird Series of commemorative coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint. Released in 1990, this was the second coin in the series, which celebrates the native birds of Australia. The final coin of the set paid tribute to the Wedge Tail Eagle, and was released in 1994. The coins were issued on a yearly basis and the other birds featured are the Kookaburra, the Jabiru. the Emperor Penguin and the Palm Cockatoo. This issue was ...