? 1889 fifty cent is one of, if not, the most elusive coin of Straits Settlements. Despite what may seem as a substantial mintage of 32,000, most coins from this region unlike British or American counterparts were not saved and hoarded. Local Chinese, Malay and Indians spent most of there coins. What this means is that while a number like 32,000 is high, the actual number of survivors is likely a few as witnessed by the population report of NGC and PCGS. The finest by PCGS is a MS63 a choice ...
? The 1943 is one of the easiest dates in the series with a high mintage of almost 34 million pieces and a small number of mint rolls surfacing. The date is almost always struck without significant flaws allowing for higher grade mint state pieces but by this stage the obverse dies were already quite worn and as such often lack central detail. Soft obverse of a 1943 half penny Date set collectors will have no problem obtaining this date in circulated grades ...
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? The Sydney 2000 Olympics Five Dollar 'Sport and the Arts' Silver Coin is part of a collection containing 16 pieces. It was struck in sterling silver and were designed to represent both Australia's cultural history and environment. The set comprises of Festival of the Dreaming, Kangaroo, Early settlement, Great White Shark, Immigrants, Frilled Neck Lizard, Commerce, Emu, Sports and the Arts, Koala, Sydney Harbour, Platypus, Opera House, Echidna, Air and Kookaburra. They are all in a Five Dollar ...
? The Ian-Rank Broadley portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II was introduced to the fifty cent in 1999 providing a more mature face of the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Other than this, the Type III Fifty Cent is identical to previous issues with Australia's coat of arms on the reverse around the digit 50. A number of different strike types were issued along side the standard business strike, specimen strike and proof strike. From 2001, the Royal Australian mint intermittently ...