A fairly short type, as far as
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes go. The
Key date
A difficult date to acquire in any grade, hence being the key to a series
key date is the 1889S which has always been highly underrated, possibly because of catalogues not publishing a
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage figure for this date, which traditionally has been used as a gauge of rarity, despite Royal Mint reports indicating a mintage of 32,000 (Marsh, M, A, 2004). Its rarity was only revealed at Reserve Bank of Australia sale, which had so few quality examples available (Downies, 2005). Even now, in the rare chance that they turn up, many dealers let them pass through their bullion piles - something worth looking out for considering this date is quite a degree rarer than the 1930 Penny.
There are many dates within the series only available as patterns which would disappoint many date set collectors, most of which have simply learnt to skip those dates. The
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage figures for the two 1891 Sydney types are combined, while
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage figures for 1887 types are all inclusive of every other type including Young Head types. The 1893 Melbourne
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage is possibly shared with Old Head type sharing the same date however there are only 5 known
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes of the Old Head type.
