? The threepence switched over to the Kruger Gray reverse in 1937 though no circulation coins were issued until 1938; the design continued until 1952. The design features wheat stalks with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, THREEPENCE around the bottom, and the year in the middle split on either side of the wheat stalks. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP which was used ...
? The 1919 double dot penny variety was struck in Australia. The exact mintage figure for the variety is unknown however it has an estimated mintage of only 20,000 to 40,000 pieces. The year has three varieties that are differentiated by small beads located around the scrolls on the reverse. The first variety has no dots, the second has a dot above the top scroll and a dot below the lower scroll , the final variety featuresa single dot below the lower scroll. The double dot is ...
? On the first of April 1867 the Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony but it wasn't until 1871 that her first coins were struck with the copper being struck in 1872. The first twenty cent was struck at the Royal mint in London. The reverse design features a partitioned ring design with 20 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. TWENTY CENTS with the date following. The obverse features the young head portrait of Queen Victoria as designed by William Wyon.The Victorian ...
? The final run of Victorian sovereigns were struck from 1893 to 1901 at the Sydney, Melbourne, and, in the final 3 years, the Perth mint after its opening in 1899. All dates can be considered rare in MS63, and very rare in MS64 and up with only a handful of certified examples . The key date of the series is the 1899 Perth mint sovereign; other key dates include the 1893 Melbourne and the 1898 Sydney. Several bank rolls were found of the Melbourne mint issues but most coins ...
? The Type I Shield sovereign features the Imperial shield design on the reverse paired with William Wyon's portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse. It differs from the Type II Shield sovereign by the designer's initials, WW appearing incuse within the truncation beneath the bust. The design was introduced in 1871 but was changed to the normal WW type before the end of the year and by 1872 all shield sovereigns would have the normal WW on the obverse. The mint of this ...