? In 1951 the Perth and Melbourne Mint produced 29,422,000 Half Penny pieces. In the same year the Royal Mint in London produced 6,960,000 pennies. The London variety can be distinguished by a 'PL' mint-mark and the Perth Mint variety can be be distinguished by a dot mint-mark located in the same spot. The Perth variety is easily obtainable and very affordable in almost all grades. Perth dot mint-mark on the reverse of a 1951-Y Half Penny. London ...
? The Kangaroo design continued into this type, while after the coronation of Elizabeth II in late 1952, the obverse design changed to the bust of Elizabeth II facing to the right with the legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA , designed by Mary Gillick. This legend continued until 1955, unlike other denominations where it concluded in 1954, but was altered due to public outcry of the omission of FIDEI DEF . All three dates are available though difficult compared with the rest ...
? The final run of Victorian sovereigns were struck from 1893 to 1901 at the Sydney, Melbourne, and, in the final 3 years, the Perth mint after its opening in 1899. All dates can be considered rare in MS63, and very rare in MS64 and up with only a handful of certified examples . The key date of the series is the 1899 Perth mint sovereign; other key dates include the 1893 Melbourne and the 1898 Sydney. Several bank rolls were found of the Melbourne mint issues but most coins ...
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? The 1956 proof sixpence, unlike the 1955 is the more common of the two special strike types with a mintage of a 1000 leaving 506 for the specimen strike. The coin is distinguishable by a mirror finish overpowering a cartwheel finish while the specimen strike has a shallow finish with stronger cartwheel characteristics. Strike depth is also different with the proof strike having fully formed details and the specimen strike having a slightly weak star and ...