? The Year of the Pig one thousand dollar gold coin was struck in 1983. The reverse of this coin, designed by Elizabeth Haddon-Care, has a pig in the centre of the coin with the legend HONG KONG $1000. The design also incorporates the Chinese symbol of the Year of the Pig. The obverse features the Arnold Machin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned and right facing and is surrounded by the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1983. This 1983 pig coin is the 12th year of the lunar series. ...
?A new discovery, research pending, see: 1868/6 Overdate Full Sovereign.
? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...
? The 1856 Sydney Mint Half Sovereign is the only affordable date of the Type I series with a sizable mintage of 478,000. It is readily available in lower grades with a number of AU or better graded pieces surfacing from the India hoard and from the Reserve Bank of Australia holdings . Due to these hoards of genuinely high grade pieces, the 1856 has not appreciated in value over the past decade with many present-day realisations of high grade pieces inline ...
? The Type I ten cent was issued from 1966 to 1984 with an additional proof striking in silver in 2006 as part of the 40th anniversary of decimal coinage set. The obverse features the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the reverse features Stuart Devlin's lyrebird design. Devlin's initials can be found to the right of the birds foot. Initials of designer Stuart Devlin on a 1970 Proof Ten Cent piece. The issue was struck at the Royal ...