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''Recorded mintage:'' 520,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 520,000.
  
''Specification:'' 5.65 g, .925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by E. B MacKennal and W. H. J. Blakemore.
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''Specification:'' 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by E. B MacKennal and W. H. J. Blakemore.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 26.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 26.  

Revision as of 16:41, 23 August 2023

Ponterio sale 150, lot 9217

This coin was lot 9217 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Shilling, 1920-M. PCGS MS-63." The type was struck 1911-36 at London, Melbourne (this specimen) and Sydney. Though not rare, the price ascends rapidly with grade.

Recorded mintage: 520,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by E. B MacKennal and W. H. J. Blakemore.

Catalog reference: KM 26.

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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 150: The 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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