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? In 1877 the Melbourne mint introduced a new obverse design featuring a narrow ribbon tying the Queen's hair together. While the old design was still used on 1877 half sovereigns, a vast majority were struck with the new narrow ribbon design. Melbourne Mint 'M' mintmark directly below the shield and between two rosettes. This new obverse bust type features a low relief and a narrow ribbon through Victoria's hair. The shield appears to be identical to the previous ...
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? The 1933 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a mintage of 200,000 - the lowest mintage of the series. This very low mintage has made the type very scarce with only 47 pieces in total graded by PCGS of which less than fifteen are graded at a mint-state. In mint-state the type is worth a small fortune with only the 1915-H Shilling reaching higher prices in this series. The low mintage in 1933 may have been related to the economic climate of the time. The Great ...
? In 1915 the Australian Commonwealth Shilling was produced at both the Royal Mint in London and the private Mint of Heaton & Sons in Birmingham. It was necessary to employ Heaton & Sons as the Royal Mint was temporarily refocused on the production of military materials for the war effort. The Royal Mint produced a total of 800,000 pieces and the private mint produced 500,000. The Shillings produced at the latter were struck with a small 'H' mint-mark on the reverse below the date . ...