Australia 1911 3 pence

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74287

This specimen was lot 74287 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 3 Pence, 1911. London Mint. George V. PCGS MS-63. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck at the London mint 1911-15, at Heaton 1914-15 and the Melbourne mint 1916-36 tho not all dates bear mintmarks. This date is somewhat scarce. Australia maintained the sterling silver standard until 1945, years after Great Britain had debased her coins to 0.500 fine.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-24.

Source:

• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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