Australian Silver Coins Pre Decimal

King george vi from 1937 to 1952.

Australian silver coins pre decimal.

Very low mintage due to the low demand for. In this video i showcase some of my pre decimal australian coins the 1937 crown some commemorative florins. Some australian silver coins from before 1910 are also of great interest to collectors like the silver holey dollar and dump which were minted between 1813 and 1829 in new south wales. For 1964 prior to australia s conversion to.

King edward viii in 1936 no coins minted. Some of these pre decimal coins are exceptionally rare and valuable although ironically the most valuable pre decimal coins of all tend to be pennies. Hello welcome back to another video. The last pre decimal coins were manufactured.

1926 australia silver florin old coin. 1943 s australia silver florin nice coin. Queen elizabeth ii from 1953 to 1964. The first of australia s largest silver coins called the crown equivalent to five shillings 5 was struck.

Decimal currency in 1966. Early australian coins and banknotes were often. Six australian pre decimal silver florin coins 1940 1960 n551. Australian coins price guide and values pre decimal coins.

When decimal coinage was issued in 1966 the 50 cent coin contained 80 silver but because the silver content exceeded the face value of the coin it was withdrawn and consequently. It wasn t until 1910 nine years after federation that australia again created its own currency the australian pound. 1923 australia silver sixpence. Silver pre decimal coins were minted from 1910 to 1963 while bronze pennies and half pennies can be found with dates from 1911 to 1964.

Even then its coins were minted by branches of britain s royal mint in sydney melbourne and perth. Pre decimal australian coins 1d 3d 1 and 2 dated 1937 are some of the most valuable because of their mintage of between 8 12 pieces known to exist making these extremely rare coins.