Australia 1958 florin

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22025

This specimen was lot 22025 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $223.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Florin, 1958. NGC PROOF-66. Mintage of only 1,506 pieces. Brilliant and quite attractive." The type was issued 1956-63 from Melbourne and all dates are common with the 1956 being slightly scarce.

Recorded mintage: 8,972,000 + 1,506 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM-60.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1958(m) penny
• 1958(p) penny
• 1958 threepence
• 1958 sixpence
• 1958 shilling
• 1959 florin
• Coins and currency dated 1958
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