? The commemorative appeal of the 1937 crown was lost when in 1938 the Melbourne mint continued the issue of the crown. A total of 101,600 crowns were minted that year and while many were preserved in top grades, a majority ended up lightly circulated with the average grade being similar to that of the 1937 ranging from XF to AU. The 1938 crown was plagued to an even greater degree by soft strikes despite the lower mintage which would indicate less overuse of dies . This, combined ...
? The Silver Jubilee fifty cent was issued to commemorate 25 years since the ascension of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features 25 crowns around the circumference and the words SILVER JUBILEE 50 CENTS around the inner circle. The obverse features her majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Like most commemorative issues, the coin was often hoarded and as a result is quite common in mint state and still on occasion found in circulation today with its original mint lustre intact. The tails ...
? The 1962 sixpence is the most common date in the series with a mintage just short of 45 million. While the number of bank rolls the date make it an easy coin to acquire in mint state, the notoriously poor reverse strikes make this coin somewhat difficult to acquire above MS65 with examples in MS67 being very scarce. The number of coins struck of a particular designation The tails side of the coin
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? The Type III Shield sovereign features the Imperial shield design on the reverse paired with William Wyon's portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse. It differs from the Type II Shield sovereign by having a smaller bust. A key identification point is illustrated below. The mint of this issue can be identified by a mintmark beneath the shield on the reverse as shown in the illustrations below: The absence of a mintmark or the presence of a die number indicates a London ...