Australia 2013-P dollar KM-2062
This specimen was lot 74316 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Dollar, 2013-P. Perth Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. Opal Series-Pygmy Possum." Wikipedia comments, "The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped into two genera." The animal depicted here is stylized but is probably the eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus), native to the Sydney area. The Perth Mint also used this denomination for KM 1824a, 1827, 1831, 1831a, 1831b, 1831c, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1979, 1979a, 1985, 1988, 2004, 2013, 2045, 2046, 2050, 2051, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2063, 2065, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2085 and 2092.
Recorded mintage: 6,485 proofs.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine silver, 36.6 mm diameter, engraved by Aleysha Howarth.
Catalog reference: KM-2062.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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