? In 1945, Australia's pennies were intended to be produced solely at the Perth mint but when the Melbourne mint prepared the dies it became clear that the 1937 master dies were worn beyond any usefulness and new dies were prepared dated 1945 . Four proof strikes were prepared by the Melbourne mint before working dies were shipped to Perth. The Melbourne mint retained all 4 coins which were later transferred to the Museum of Victoria. In July, ...
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? In 1952 the Malaya and British Borneo dollar was established for use in Singapore, the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak with coins first issued in 1953. The Five Cent continued with an only slightly updated design when compared with the first five cent coin in 1871. The reverse features the new legend of MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO around an inner circle with 5 CENTS inside. The obverse features the young head effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the legend, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND.The ...
? The 1883 Sydney beaded rim reverse is probably the most common Young Head half sovereign from an Australian mint, with about 2500 pieces available. This is largely owing to the relatively high initial mintage of 220,000, the highest of the series. The date is available in mint state with two examples having been sold through the Reserve Bank of Australia sale realising about $12,000 each. The auction also sold three EF or better examples which sold from $1300 to $5000 ...
? The enigmatic 1856/5 overdate is one of the more difficult overdates of the Sydney mint series. The overdate isn't as clearly visible as other issues such as the 1861/0 overdate, features hints of the loop of the 5 on the lower-right hand corner of the 6 but otherwise is chiefly identified by the presence of a dot after the date, a variety otherwise unique to the 1855. Dot after the date on an 1856/5 Overdate Half Sovereign ...