? In 1951 the Royal Mint in London produced 18,000,000 Pennies for Australia. In the same year the Melbourne Mint produced a further 21,240,000 pieces and the Perth Mint an additional 12,888,000. The London variety can also be distinguished form the other varieties by a small 'PL' mint-mark located along the rim to the right of the denomination 'PENNY.' PL is an abbreviation of pecunia londinii or percussa londinio . London 'PL' mint-mark on a 1951-PL Penny. ...
? The 1960-Y penny was struck at the Perth mint as indicated by the dot mint-mark after the Y in PENNY. The Y dot mintmark employed by the Perth mint. The date is relatively easy to acquire in mint state with a number of bank rolls surfacing though collectors aiming to acquiring them beyond MS64 can find themselves with quite a challenge with carbon streaking and bagmarks being common to the date. Glossary mint: ...
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? This commemorative coin celebrates 60 years since the end of World War II, a conflict in which Australia was heavily involved, both in Europe and at home. This twenty cent coin is entitled Coming Home and represents the feelings of all Australians on receiving news that the war was over and everyone who was still involved would be returning home. The image sculpted into this coin is based on a photograph featuring a young girl meeting her father for the first time on his return home ...
? The George V sovereign series was struck from 1911 to 1931 with the design changing from 1928 to 1929 with the two types being known as the Large Head and Small Head design respectively. Large Head Design Small Head Design The issue was struck in Australia at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints up to 1926 and only the Melbourne and Perth mints thereafter. The mint of manufacture can be determined by the letter S, M or P on the exergue ...
