Commonwealth Coins

Australia's 1951 Federation Jubilee Florin

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The Coin Production Process

I was doing some research into a coin I'd acquired some time ago, and to get a better understanding how how it came to exist I wanted to get a really clear understanding of the exact production pro

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The 1951 PL Proof Copper Coins Struck by the Royal Mint in London

As published in the CAB Magazine, 2002.

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The 1922 Specimen Penny - One of the Very First Copper Coins Struck at the Perth Mint

As the only archival-quality copper coin struck by the Perth Mint in the 1920's, the specimen 1922 penny with the Indian obverse stands alone as an exclusive, tangible record of the strategy th

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The 1915 Halfpenny - A Rarity In Any Grade

When our national silver coinage was introduced in Australia in 1910, the new Commonwealth Government attempted to produce enough coins to satisfy the national economy for several years.

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The 1921 London Penny - A True Australian Pre-Decimal Rarity

The 1921 penny struck with the “London” obverse die is unanimously rated as amongst the rarest of all penny varieties – it's rare even in heavily worn condition, and is truly rare

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The 1916 Mule Halfpenny - Australia's Rarest Commonwealth Coin

The 1916 mule halfpenny is the rarest Commonwealth coin issued for circulation in Australia, and is certainly among the rarest of all Australian coins.

 

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1923 Halfpenny - the Rarest Australian Halfpenny

The 1923 half-penny is one of Australia’s rarest pre-decimal coins, produced in an era of economic growth and industrial turmoil.

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1930 Penny - Australia's Best Known Rare Coin

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