? This is the third silver proof coin from a commemorative set called the Australian Landmark series and it celebrates the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The series was released in three stages with 6 coins altogether released in pairs according to three themes between the years of 1997-1999. The three themes were Sydney, Melbourne and the Snowy Mountains. This particular coin is of course taken from the Melbourne theme issued in 1998, in which it was paired with a coin commemorating ...
? Australian Mining is the backbone of Australian industry and the gold rush that founded its economic success. The Royal Australian mint has recognised this and issued the commemorative uncirculated twenty cent available only as part of a two-coin set named Australian Mining. The reverse was designed by Aleksandra Stokic and shows a bucket wheel excavator, which is one of the largest land vehicles in existence and is used in open-cut mines. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy ...
? The Type II Shield sovereign features the Imperial shield design on the reverse paired with William Wyon's portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse. It differs from the Type I Shield sovereign by the designer's initials, WW appearing raised within the truncation beneath the bust. It differs from the Type III Shield sovereign by having a larger bust. A key identification point is illustrated below. The mint of this issue can be identified by a mintmark beneath the shield ...
? The 1916-I Penny was struck at the Calcutta Mint in India with a total mintage of 3,324,000. The variety features a small 'I' mint-mark located beneath the lower scroll on the reverse . Collectors seeking an example of this year will find it is far more affordable than comparable earlier grades, with lower mint-state prices remaining reasonably affordable. India 'I' mint-mark on the reverse of a 1916-I Penny. Following the introduction of Australia's first ...
? The dodecagonal type I fifty cent was issued to replace the round 1966 fifty cent from 1969 to 1984 with a number of patterns dated 1966 and 1967. It is struck on a dodecagonal planchet with the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , and Stuart Devlin's interpretation of the Australian coat of arms on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse underneath the denomination. The type was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian ...