? This Olympic Shooting commemorative coin was part of a set released following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. They depict 28 forms of Olympic sports. The obverse features an Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara. It also has the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000. The reverse shows an Olympic Shooting competitor holding his rifle and about to take aim. You can clearly see his ear defenders and goggles as well as the official Sydney ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold Sovereign 1861. '2011 September Long Beach Signature World & Ancient Coins Auction #3015'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-victoria-gold-sovereign-1861-/a/3015-25001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
? The ram design continued into this type, however, after the independence of India in late 1947 IND IMP needed to be omitted from the obverse legend; this did not occur until 1949. The obverse still features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left, however, the legend changed to GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF and was used up until the end of George VI's reign in 1952.The series is relatively easy to complete with both dates being readily available in mint state, ...
? The Type I one cent was issued from 1966 until the end of the one cent series in 1991. In 2006 an additional silver-proof issue was released as part of the Masterpieces in Silver collection. The series features the Arnold Machin portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, with the Stuart Devlin feather-tail glider design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found below the tip of marsupials tail. In 1966 the one cent piece was was minted in Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. To ...
? In the lower grades the 1861, despite having the second lowest mintage figure in the series, after the 1860 it is probably the second or third most common Wreathed Bust Sydney Mint. In top grades, the 1861 is a relatively underrated date and is one of the scarcest dates in the series with only one mint state example appearing on the market in the last decade and none certified by PCGS thus far . The date is extremely elusive in the high AU grades with probably fewer ...