? The 1926 Sixpence was struck at both the Melbourne and Sydney Mint and was the final year struck at Sydney before the institutions closure at the end of the year. A total of 3,609,000 pieces were produced which was a standard mintage size for this stage in the series. The type is reasonably easily obtained relative to the series. Mint-state examples generally cluster around MS64 with very limited examples grading higher. Two major varieties have been identified which can be differentiated ...
? The reverse ram design continued into this type right up until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the shilling series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to the public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF .Several mint rolls have appeared from all dates in the 1960s, a few 1959 rolls, and a substantial hoard of 1957 shillings has turned up . All other dates are quite ...
? The 1877 Melbourne was the last branch mint half sovereign to come in the wide ribbon design and is one of the scarcer issues in the series. With an initial mintage of just 80,016, the 1877-M Wide Ribbon was always going to be scarce and when you consider that just 1 in 4 have the wide ribbon design, the actual mintage of this type is probably closer to 20,000. The issue was struck in Melbourne as denoted by the M mintmark under the shield. Melbourne Mint ...
? Following the discovery of gold in Sydney, sovereigns were minted at the Sydney Mint from 1855 and continued until 1916. Prior to the discovery of gold, Australian colonies were reliant upon coins minted in Great Britain as these were the only coins recognised as having legal tender status . The 1850s Gold Rush affected not only the mintage of coins but also sudden population growth, particularly in Victoria. In turn, this demanded sudden developments in government administration ...
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