? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...
? The 1911 matte proof threepence distinguishes itself from the 1911 specimen strike not only through its matte surfaces, but also by being the only threepence struck with a reeded edge. There are 93 grooves on the reeded edge of this pattern threepence and the piece is known by only two examples. References Triton Technologies International Ltd . 1911 threepence. Available at: https://www.triton.vg/T11.html Glossary ...
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? The 1943 is one of the easiest dates in the series with a high mintage of almost 34 million pieces and a small number of mint rolls surfacing. The date is almost always struck without significant flaws allowing for higher grade mint state pieces but by this stage the obverse dies were already quite worn and as such often lack central detail. Soft obverse of a 1943 half penny Date set collectors will have no problem obtaining this date in circulated grades ...