Australia 1963 3 pence - Revision history

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 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." to "* 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Kra...

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Text replacement - "* 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." to "* 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Kra...

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .500 fine" to " 0.500 fine"

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Text replacement - " .500 fine" to " 0.500 fine"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - ""ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA."" to ""ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA.""

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Text replacement - ""ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA."" to ""ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA.""

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[[Image:Australia 1963 3 pence obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Australia 1963 3 pence rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This billon threepence piece or "thrup'ny bit" was issued from the Melbourne mint for [[Australia]] in 1963, one of a type struck 1955-64. An earlier type, struck 1953-54, featured a slightly different obverse legend, "ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA." Sterling coinage ceased after 1964 and in 1966, the Australian dollar was introduced.

Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at .500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were .500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were .800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.

''Recorded mintage:'' 44,016,000.

''Specification:'' 1.41 g, .500 fine silver, .0226 troy oz ASW, 16 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger-Gray.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 57.

''[[Bibliography|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, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* McDonald, Greg, ''The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed.,'' Lavington, Australia, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Southern Rhodesia 1951 3 pence]]
* [[Australia 1962 3 pence|1962 threepence]]
* [[South Africa 1956 3 pence]]
* [[Australia 1963(p) half penny|1963 ½ penny]]
* [[Australia 1963(p) penny|1963 penny]]
* [[Australia 1963 6 pence|1963 sixpence]]
* [[Australia 1963 shilling|1963 shilling]]
* [[Australia 1963 florin|1963 florin]]
* [[Australia 1964 3 pence|1964 3 pence]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1963]]
* return to coins of [[Australia]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 This billon threepence piece or "thrup'ny bit" was issued from the Melbourne mint for [[Australia]] in 1963, one of a type struck 1955-64. An earlier type, struck 1953-54, featured a slightly different obverse legend, "ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA."  Sterling coinage ceased after 1964 and in 1966, the Australian dollar was introduced.
-Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at .500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were .500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were 0.800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.
+Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at 0.500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were 0.500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were 0.800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 44,016,000.
-''Specification:'' 1.41 g, .500 fine silver, .0226 troy oz ASW, 16 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger-Gray.
+''Specification:'' 1.41 g, 0.500 fine silver, .0226 troy oz ASW, 16 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger-Gray.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 57.

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 This billon threepence piece or "thrup'ny bit" was issued from the Melbourne mint for [[Australia]] in 1963, one of a type struck 1955-64. An earlier type, struck 1953-54, featured a slightly different obverse legend, "ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA."  Sterling coinage ceased after 1964 and in 1966, the Australian dollar was introduced.
-Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at .500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were .500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were .800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.
+Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at .500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were .500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were 0.800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 44,016,000.

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * McDonald, Greg, ''The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed.,'' Lavington, Australia, 2017.
-* 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.

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 [[Image:Australia 1963 3 pence rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This billon threepence piece or "thrup'ny bit" was issued from the Melbourne mint for [[Australia]] in 1963, one of a type struck 1955-64. An earlier type, struck 1953-54, featured a slightly different obverse legend, "ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA."  Sterling coinage ceased after 1964 and in 1966, the Australian dollar was introduced.
+This billon threepence piece or "thrup'ny bit" was issued from the Melbourne mint for [[Australia]] in 1963, one of a type struck 1955-64. An earlier type, struck 1953-54, featured a slightly different obverse legend, "ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA."  Sterling coinage ceased after 1964 and in 1966, the Australian dollar was introduced.
 Sterling coinage was struck for several countries besides [[Great Britain]], including [[Australia]], New Zealand, [[South Africa]], Southern Rhodesia, Fiji and New Guinea. All converted to decimal coinage in the 1960's. Sterling silver (.925 fine) threepences were struck in Great Britain until 1920, then at .500 fine until 1944. Brass threepences circulated there 1937-67. Australia issued sterling silver threepence pieces 1910-44 and billon pieces 1947-64. New Zealand threepence pieces were .500 fine during 1933-46 and copper-nickel 1947-65. South African threepence pieces were .800 fine during 1923-50 and billon 1951-60. Southern Rhodesian threepence pieces were sterling silver 1932-42 and billon 1944-46 and copper-nickel 1947-64.