? The 1943 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 2,720,000. In the same year a further 16,000,000 pieces were struck at the San Francisco Mint . The San Francisco type can be differentiated from the Melbourne by a small 'S' mint-mark located below the ram on the reverse design . The reasonably large mintage has help to ensure that the type remains affordable across most grades, only becoming quite expensive at around MS63. The San Francisco variety however ...
?Image from: A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd . Victoria, Sovereign, 1853. 'Auction 73 8 May 2012'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=290&lot=68
? 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 ...
? This Olympic Triathlon commemorative coin was part of a set released following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. They show 28 events from the games. It had a Raphael Maklouf design on the obverse showing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing, crowned with earrings and necklace. It also includes the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000. The reverse was designed by Philip Holliday and depicted and Olympic Triathlete exiting the swim and heading for the bike. It also included ...
? Despite one bank roll surfacing of 40 mint state 1950 shillings, the date is surprisingly difficult to source with fewer than 10 MS64 or higher market appearances per year. The typical range of mint state coins from the roll range from MS63 to MS64 with three MS65 examples known .