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Posted in Pre Decimal Coins
1942y Halfpenny PCGS MS63BN Coin Information Country: Australia Denomination: Halfpenny Year: 1942 Mint: Perth Grade: MS63BN PCGS Reference: 15280341
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Posted in Pre Decimal Coins
Flashy purple!
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Posted in General Medals, Medals
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Participation Medal 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Participation Medal designed by Andor Meszaros. Also known for his work, the 1967 Swan Pattern Dollar and the father of Michael Meszaros also well known in art, sculpture and coin …
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Posted in Ephemera
Pennies Please! Pamphlet distributed by the Commonwealth Treasury prior to the changeover to decimal currency on February 14th 1966. It urges the public to seek out pennies and spend them, cash them in or look out for the key dates …
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Posted in Ephemera
John Martin Letter A very interesting piece of history dating back to March 16th 1906. Letterhead of The Big Store, John Martin & Company Limited who was the major South Australian department store chain which operated from 1866-1998. John Martin’s …
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
Obverse only Australian 1 cent piece. Very rare to see a copper coin split in two, this example split after the coin was struck. It’s reverse mate is out there somewhere!
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Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
5p coin struck on an underweight blank. The planchet split in half parrallel to the face of the coin prior to the coin being minted, tell-tale metal striations can be seen on the obverse. The coin was struck after the split occurred. Weight is 2.76g, almost exactly half of the 5.65g a complete coin should weigh. It shows extreme strike weakness due to the very thin planchet.
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
A high grade decimal coin with two errors.
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Posted in General Medals, Medals
Australia 1970 Royal Australian Mint Medal Carlisle R/7(incorrectly described as c1966) 54mm bronze. Royal Australian Mint medal. Undated but medal image suggests post 1969 pre 1984 due to the shape of the 50c and the missing dollar coin. Housed in …
Australia circa 1970 Royal Australian Mint Medal Read More »
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Posted in Indian Coins
India 1835 Proof Quarter Anna Ex Syd Hagley Collection