? The Type II one dollar coin was issued between 1985 and 1998. It featured the Raphael Maklouf portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Stuart Devlin's iconic 'Mob of Roos' design on the reverse. The issue was struck in an Aluminium Bronze alloy exclusively at the Royal Australian Mint. Most dates in the series were either not issued or issued only in mint sets making the type quite limited in its scope of business strike coins. Glossary ...
? The Type I two cent was issued from 1966 to 1984 with an additional proof striking in silver in 2006 as part of the 40th anniversary of decimal coinage set. It features Stuart Devlin's iconic frilled neck lizard design on the reverse, and the Arnold Machin effigy of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on the obverse. The initials of Stuart Devlin can be found beneath the lizard on all pieces except for a number of 'Sans SD' pieces issued in 1967, 1968, and 1981 . ...
? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...
? The 1943 is one of the easiest dates in the series with a high mintage of almost 34 million pieces and a small number of mint rolls surfacing. The date is almost always struck without significant flaws allowing for higher grade mint state pieces but by this stage the obverse dies were already quite worn and as such often lack central detail. Soft obverse of a 1943 half penny Date set collectors will have no problem obtaining this date in circulated grades ...
? The 1887 half sovereigns come in a number of varieties distinguishable by the place of manufacture which can be Sydney, Melbourne or London and by the positioning of the obverse designer's initials, JEB. The mint can be determined by a mintmark , or absence of underneath the shield on the reverse. An S indicates this issue, the Sydney mint, an M indicates Melbourne while the London mint issues do not display a mintmark. S mintmark for Sydney ...