? The 1884 Melbourne is a very scarce and slightly underrated date, coming from a tiny mintage of 48,009. While the coin does not appear often on the market, when it does it is generally offered at around the XF range with finer examples being extremely rare though mint state examples do exist. References Monetarium Pty Ltd . The Quartermaster Collection: pp 40-1. Monetarium Pty Ltd . The Quartermaster Collection: pp 58-9. ...
? This twenty cent piece was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation. This piece commemorates the inclusion of Western Australia in the Australian federation. The reverse was designed by student, Janice NG, from Forrestfield Senior High School in Western Australia. It features an outline of the state in Western Australia and overlaying this is the rabbit-eared bandicoot also known as the Bilby. The legend ...
? The 2012 Gold Miniature one cent is part of a unique eight coin set containing all of Australia's original decimal designs in 99.99% gold. Each of these coins are struck in the same miniaturised size . This one cent piece features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , with the Stuart Devlin feathertail glider design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found below the tip of the marsupials tail . The gold miniature set was limited to a population ...
? The 1923 Florin was produced at the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 1,038,464. This was the lowest mintage for a number of years however the coins overall scarcity and sales prices does not seem to reflect this. Population reports by PCGS show similar populations of the 1923 Florin and the years that immediately surround it. The majority of examples in mint-state are MS62 and surprisingly the highest graded example is an impressive MS67. The low ...
? The George V Half Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE HALF PENNY within the inner ring. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all ...