? This Royal Engagement commemorative issue is to celebrate the engagement of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton. The reverse was designed by Staurt Devlin, who is the Queens goldsmith and jeweller, and shows the centre filled with roses and a royal emblem below. It has the legend H.R.H. PRINCE WILLIAM AND MISS CATHERINE MIDDLETON FIFTY CENTS. The obverse features an Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned. It also contains the legend ELIZABETH ...
? The first year of issue the 1885-H half cent was struck at the Heaton mint in Birmingham as denoted by the H mintmark above the date. The 1885-H half cent is the rarest date in the series in all grades and is considered the key date in the short series. A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
? The 1943-S Florin was produced at the San Francisco Mint with a total mintage of 11,000,000. In the same year, the Royal Mint in Melbourne produced 12,762,000 pieces. These two types can be differentiated by a small 'S' mint-mark over the reverse date of the San Francisco type. The involvement of the San Francisco Mint was a reaction against a substantial coin shortage which began in 1941 and was caused by increased war-time production and the arrival of allied troops in Australia. ...
? Unlike other denominations, the sixpence kept the Blakemore reverse in 1938, but after the coronation of King George VI in 1937 the obverse changed to feature uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP which was used up until 1948 then changed because of the independence of India. Date set collectors will have no problems completing the series with the key dates, the 1939 and 1940 being readily available ...
? The 1944 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a total mintage of 14,576,000. In the same year the San FranciscoMint also produced a further 8,000,000 pieces. The types can be differentiated by a small 'S' mint-mark located below the ram on the reverse of the San Francisco Mint variety. Despite having a higher mintage the Melbourne variety is notably scarcer than the San Francisco variant. The remains reasonably affordable into lower mint-states however by MS64 the ...