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November 15, 2025
6 Pence 1910 to 1936 - Price Guide and values
The obverse of the 1910 issues depicts a crowned and robed bust of Edward VII facing right. In 1911, George was also portrayed crowned and robed although his more youthful looks faced left in the English tradition of alternating the facing direction of each subsequent monarch. In 1913, 1915 and from 1929 to 1933, no sixpence was produced.
November 13, 2025
3 Pence 1953 to 1964 - Price Guide and values
Queen Elizabeth II first appeared in 1953 on our coinage following the death of her father in 1952. The rather engaging portrait of the young queen was designed by English sculptress, Mrs Mary Gillick, an ageing widow whose design was accepted as she celebrated her seventy-first birthday. The legend was also revised.
November 11, 2025
5 dollars 1988 to 2025 - Not intended for circulation
Uncirculated and proof decimal coins with denominations other than what is seen on circulating coins are produced most years by the Royal Australian Mint. Commemorative individual issues and sets with special designs are released in various alloy for collectors.
November 10, 2025
3 Pence 1937 to 1952 - Price Guide and values
The U.S.A. mints at Denver and San Francisco came to the party, churning out over £6 million worth of florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences between 1942 and 1944. These coins carry either the mintmark 'D' or 'S' respectively. In 1945 and 1946, no threepence was produced.
November 9, 2025
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on a Dollar Coin
CHOGM stands for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. It is a biennial summit that brings together the leaders of all Commonwealth nations to discuss and make decisions on a wide range of issues of common concern. The coin features the official CHOGM 2011 logo, with stylized flags surrounding a globe, symbolizing the gathering of nations under the Southern Cross. It was a significant release, even hosting Queen Elizabeth II and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
