Australia 1958 shilling

Goldberg sale 85, lot 3487

a typical circulated specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 3487 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. Shilling, 1958. Elizabeth II. NGC graded Proof 66." The SCWC lists this type for 1955-64. This date, from the Melbourne mint, is common, tho proofs are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 7,412,000 plus 1,506 proofs.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.500 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-59.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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