Australia 2003 50 cents KM-664

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Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76121
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This specimen was lot 76121 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 50 Cents, 2003. Perth Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS MS-69. Lunar series, Year of the Goat." This is one of a series of silver fifty cents featuring the Chinese zodiac, the last one being the year of the tiger in 2008.

Recorded mintage: 51,776 plus 1,028 proofs.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine silver, 32.1 mm diameter, 0.50 troy oz ASW, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley and Sarah Anderson.

Catalog reference: KM-664.

Source:

  • McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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