Australia 1918-M shilling

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3859

This specimen was lot 3859 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $505.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR shilling, 1918-M, light smoky toning, fully lustrous, PCGS graded MS63." The type was struck 1911-36 at London, Melbourne (this specimen), Heaton and Sydney. This date is common up thru Extremely Fine.

Recorded mintage: 3,781,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by E. B MacKennal and W. H. J. Blakemore.

Catalog reference: KM-26.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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