Australia 1921 3 pence

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71063

This specimen was lot 71063 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 3 Pence, 1921. Melbourne Mint. PCGS VF-30 Gold Shield. A fairly well circulated example of this minor, featuring some light toning." This type was struck at the London mint 1911-15 and the Melbourne mint 1916-36 tho not all dates bear mintmarks. This date is much more available with the "M" mintmark. Australia maintained the sterling silver standard until 1945, years after Great Britain had debased her coins to 0.500 fine.

Recorded mintage: 7,378,000 (including 1921-M) 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, 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1920-M threepence
• 1921 half penny
• 1921 penny
• 1921-M threepence
• 1921 sixpence
• 1921 shilling
• 1921-M sovereign
• 1921-P sovereign
• 1921-S sovereign
• 1922 threepence
• Coins and currency dated 1921