Australia 1946 florin

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74477

This specimen was lot 74477 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Florin, 1946. Melbourne Mint. George VI. PCGS MS-65. Bright and lustrous, this handsome Gem boasts brilliant lustrous satiny surfaces. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck 1946-47 after the purity was lowered to 0.500 from 0.925 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: 39,292,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-40a.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1944-S florin
• Australia 1946(m) penny
• New Zealand 1946 florin
• South Africa 1946 2 shillings
• 1947 florin
• Coins and currency dated 1946