? The obverse of this one cent pattern coin is Type A. The legend reads VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D. The reverse shows a wreath inside the legend HONG KONG 186 2. The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin
? The reverse ram design continued into this type right up until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the shilling series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to the public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF .Several mint rolls have appeared from all dates in the 1960s, a few 1959 rolls, and a substantial hoard of 1957 shillings has turned up . All other dates are quite ...
? This coin is undated. The obverse of this one cent pattern coin is Type B. The legend reads VICTORIA QUEEN. The reverse shows four Chinese symbols denoting the country, date and value. The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin
? The 1942-S Sixpence was struck at the San Francisco Mint with a mintage of 4,000,000. In the same year a further 8,968,000 pieces were struck at the Melbourne Mint and another 12,000,000 at the Denver Mint. The San Francisco variety can be differentiated from the others by a small 'S' mint-mark located above the date on the reverse. The variety is quite affordable even into mint-state where MS64 pieces can still be acquired for very reasonable prices. As with most years in the ...
? The 1862 Sydney mint half sovereign is a slightly harder than average year though PCGS has certified one example inmint state at MS62.While mint reports state that no half sovereigns were struck in 1862, it is known for certain that half sovereigns bearing that year were struck. Mint reports state that 558,500 half sovereigns were struck in 1863; It would appear as though this mintage figure included half sovereigns struck bearing the date of 1862. Of the two dates, the 1863 is slightly ...