? With Australia well into the roaring 20s, the need for circulation currency, in particular the lower denominations was stronger than ever. Just over 5.5 million threepence were needed in 1922 to be struck solely by the Melbourne Mint. This meant that the mint had to start production as early as possible but 1922 dated dies were not ready until the 31st of January forcing the Melbourne Mint to produce threepence with 1921 dated dies . Melbourne Mint records ...
? This 2011 One Dollar piece was issued to commemoratethe iconic Ram design used on the Australian Shilling between 1938 and 1963. The reverse features the iconic Ram head with the legend
? In 1938, 7 months after the coronation of King George VI, Australian coins bearing his majesty's bust were produced. All denominations except the half penny and sixpence were produced bearing the new Kruger Gray reverse designs. The half penny would later get it in 1939. The 1938 half penny is a relatively easy date to acquire, with a high mintage figure of over 3 million pieces, date set collectors should have no trouble obtaining the date in circulated grades. In mint state the ...
? Probably one of the lesser known Sydney Mint varieties, the 1857/5 Overdate Half Sovereign was first catalogued in the late 1970s in Spink Australia sale 3 , ex the Moran Collection, and appeared later in Noble Numismatics auction 65 in November 2000. The Moran Collection 1857/5 Overdate The 1857/5 overdate is one of the scarcer overdates in the series though as its existence was only recently popularised, in remains undervalued ...
? This one hundred Dollar gold proof coin issued in 1996 was the second to be released from a series of nine entitled Floral Emblems of Australia. The set was released between the years of 1995 and 2003 with a coin featuring the floral emblem of each state as well as the Commonwealth, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. This particular coin features the Blue Gum, which is the floral emblem of Tasmania. Each emblem of the entire series is represented on three ...