Australian Florin Value, Australian Florin Worth

An Australian 1962 Florin

An Australian 1962 Florin

It’s been nearly 50 years since the florin (or 2 shilling) coin circulated in Australia. If you’ve come into ownership of a florin, perhaps in an inheritance, a lucky find digging in the garden or discovered in the the drawers of an old cupboard then you might be asking yourself what’s an Australian florin worth? Well, there’s two things to take into account.

The first, is the year of the coin. Prior to 1946 each 11.31 gram Australian two shilling piece contained 92.5% silver which is just over 1/3 of an ounce of silver. At the time of writing pre 1946 florins (or “pre florins”) have a melt value of AU$9.54 regardless of their condition. Florins minted from 1946 to 1963 contained only 50% silver which amounts to 0.1818 of an ounce of silver. These “post florins” have a silver bullion value of AU$5.15 at time of writing. Remember that you can use our Australian Silver Coin Calculator to calculate the melt value of Australia florins.

However, before you rush off and accept melt value (or pass it off as a 20c coin) for your Australian florins you should check the year of the coins carefully because some years are worth a lot more than their bullion value regardless of condition. Pretty much any florin prior to 1920 can be worth a few multiples of silver value even in very poor grades. But more importantly the key date 1932 florin and 1939 florin can be worth $100+ in well circulated grades up to several thousand in pristine uncirculated grades.

1927 Parliament Florin

1927 Parliament Florin

The second thing to consider when determining what your Australian florin is worth is the grade of the coin. Now, coin grading is a complex topic and we won’t go into details here but be aware that an uncirculated coin can be worth many multiples of what a circulated coin of the same year is worth. An uncirculated coin is one that has not been in circulation and has no wear or metal removed from it. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the coin is shiny and bright so don’t be tempted to polish up your florins to make them look better as this can ruin any numismatic value they might have. An example of grade affecting value is the Australian 1956 florin. A lovely, choice uncirculated florin of this relatively late year could be worth $400 or more. A well worn coin of the same year is really only worth the silver it contains or a fraction more than $5.

In conclusion you should be careful to do some research before deciding on the value of your Australian florins. Our Australian Silver Value Calculator is a decent starting point. But you should also think about visiting a library to borrow a coin catalogue or look at past results on eBay for coins of the same year and condition as your florins.

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Australian Shilling Value, What is my Australian Shilling Worth?

The Australian Shilling 1910-1963

The Australian Shilling 1910-1963


The Australian shilling was first minted in 1910 and continued until it was last struck in 1963 when it was removed from circulation at the changeover to decimal currency in 1966. It was replaced with the 10c piece. It’s been almost 50 years now since these coins circulated, be assured they are worth more than their 10 cent face value today.

The earlier issues from 1910 to 1944 contained 92.5% silver and can be found with the Coat of Arms reverse (up to 1936) and the ramshead design (post 1938). From 1946 they were debased to 50% silver still issued with the ramshead design by George Kruger Gray.

With all that said, what is my Australian shilling worth? Well it is always going to be worth the bullion or silver metal value which depends on the daily silver trading price. If you’re lucky and your shilling has been well kept and hasn’t been circulated or heavily worn then it may hold numismatic value beyond the silver worth.

The Bullion Silver Shilling

An early shilling (1910 to 1944 -termed “pre”) contains 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper and should weigh 5.65g. It’s actual silver weight is .1680tr oz. At the time of writing this article a “pre” Australian shilling is worth $4.62. Work out the value of those old shillings you have laying around on our Australian Silver Shilling Coin Value Calculator.

A “post” shilling is one minted in 1946 or later and contains 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% zinc and 5% nickel. These all have the bold ramshead reverse. You may have dug up some old silver shillings in the backyard or found some in the drawer or in the shed, you can determine their bullion worth on the Aussie Silver Bullion Coin Value Calculator. Today a post shilling is worth $2.50, a hefty premium over the 10c face value.

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The Collector Shilling

The Australian shilling can often surpass the silver bullion worth and be collectable for it’s numismatic value. This is all determined by the grade and the date. An unworn coin in “mint state” or the same condition it was in when it left the Mint can potentially be worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. Even a circulated or used coin can be worth more if it is a lower mintage year. You can get an idea about your shillings numismatic value by borrowing a coin book from your library or look at past sales results on eBay for coins of the same year and condition as your Australian shillings.

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Rare Australian Coins

Australia 2010 Upset 50c

Australia 2010 Upset 50c

When we find an unusual coin in our change we always want to think it’s a rare Australian coin. The truth of the matter is that very few coins you’ll find in your change are either rare or valuable. In this article I’ll look at some of the rarer coins you might find in your change and then list off a few of the truly rare decimal coins that you’d be staggeringly lucky to ever find.

Rare Australian Coins

If you look closely at each and every coin you get in your change then you might be lucky, within a year, to find a coin that wasn’t meant to be released into circulation or that is an unusual variety. The most common find in circulation are NCLT (non-circulating legal tender) coins that were never meant for general release. Most frequently these are so-called mintmark dollars, which were released to collectors and for whatever reason someone decided to spend them.

Would you notice the small C mintmark with the kangaroo in it on this not-for-circulation NCLT dollar?

Would you notice the small C mintmark with the kangaroo in it on this not-for-circulation NCLT dollar if you got this coin in change?

It’s much rarer to find these unusual varieties such as the 2000 Incuse 50c, the 1966 Wavy 20c, and the 2000 $1/10c mule. We’ve covered the rare Australian coins you can find in your change previously but these 3 varieties are the most popular to look for. Other varieties that pop up from time to time and are worth looking out for include the upset 2001 Centenary of Federation $1 and the upset 2010 50c.

Australia 2001 Upset $1

Australia 2001 Upset $1

One other type of rare Australian coin to look out for in your change are errors. Most commonly you might find a coin with a cud. For some reason $1 and $2 coins seem to occur most frequently with cuds. Less often you might be lucky enough to find a mis-struck coin such as an out-of-collar 5c or 10c or a coin with a minor clip. We’re aware of some fortunate people who have found more grossly mis-struck coins in their change such as a double struck $2. Very rarely someone finds a truly rare Australian coin in their change. For example, the bi-metal Australian $1 coin we wrote about several years ago was given in change at a supermarket. We’re also aware of people who have received coins struck on the wrong planchet in their change, such as a 10c on a 5c planchet.

Australia $1 1985-1991 Mob of Roos Off Centre Error

Australia $1 1985-1991 Mob of Roos Off Centre Error

Keep on Looking

Just glancing at your change to check it for varieties takes no effort and can really pay dividends. The authors of this blog, just by checking their change, have in the last few years have found two incuse millennium 50c coins, two upset 2001 Centenary of Federation dollars, and several mint-mark dollars. Dedicated coin hunters will withdraw quantities of coins from banks to noodle through and with time and effort the 2000 $1/10c mule and the 1966 wavy 20c can still be found. The authors found 3 mules in a period of two years of on-and-off hunting. The wavy 20c still eludes them though!

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Round 50c Piece Value, Value of Round 50 Cent Coin

Australia 1966 50c

Australia 1966 50c

The legendary round 50 cent piece holds a special place in the hearts of many Australians. Those of us who are old enough to remember the decimal changeover remember the round 50 cent coin as an oddity that was hoarded by thousands of Australians. This was because in 1966 when the coin was issued the nearly 1/3 of an ounce of silver it contained was almost immediately worth more than the face value of the coin itself. Because of it’s place in Australian folklore most people believe that the round 50c piece is a truly valuable coin. Sadly, because so many of these coins were minted (more than 36 million) they coin is neither scarce or particularly valuable In fact the 1966 50 cent coin value is generally only the value of the silver it contains.

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Because of this, the round 50c bearing the Arnold Machin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Stuart Devlin Coat of Arms reverse is only really traded as silver bullion. Some coins in exceptional grades may sell as numismatic coins but even these are only worth 2-3x the silver the coins contain. Bags of 100’s of the coins regularly change hands purely for the intrinsic value of the silver they contain. Sometimes, no doubt, the coins reach the melting pot and are rendered down for the 80% silver each 13.28g coin contains.

With some internet trickery we can tell you that the silver value of a round 50 cent coin is currently AUD $17.37. This value is updated every hour or so using the current silver price and exchange rates from Kitco. If you want to know the value of a hoard of round 50c coins then please take a look at the Australian Silver Bullion Coin Calculator. This will tell you the bullion value of any number of 1966 50c coins plus the silver value of many other Australian Silver Coins.

If you want to buy a circulated round 50c piece for your collection then don’t pay more than 10-20% above bullion value for the coin. If you want a nice uncirculated coin or even a choice uncirculated coin then at time of writing (February 2013) we wouldn’t recommend spending above $20 per coin.

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Top 10 Australian Rare Decimal Coins – The Affordable Edition

We thought it might be fun to think about the top 10 affordable coins that every decimal collector should have in their collections. When we say affordable, we mean coins that the everyday collector can afford to purchase on a reasonable budget in the space of a few years. There’s no coin in the list that’s worth more than $500 and most of them are under $100. Some of them are available from various sources pretty much all of the time, others you’ll have to take your time finding. Best of all, all of these could still be found in found in change!.

As always with these sorts of lists it’s open to debate as to what coins belong on the list, Our list is our opinion and comprises only circulation coins and varieties of circulation coins. There’s no errors or NCLT (non-circulating legal tender) on this list.

Here they are (in no particular order).

2000 $1/10c Mule

If you’re like us, the 2000 $1/10c Mule (or just the “mule”) will be one of the first truly desirable decimal varieties you will learn about. They were discovered reasonably recently and they are still fresh in the mind of many collectors. What’s more, some of the individuals who helped to identify the “mule” and went on to find many of the higher grade examples that are on the market today are still collecting and active on internet coin forums. Then there’s eBay, the most active of coin markets where there’s always a number of 2000 $1/10c mules up for sale. These range from Fine examples that have just been discovered right up to the gleaming uncirculated examples that were pulled from rolls in Perth in 2003 or from the Burswood Casino. We can all watch the market for these coins and salivate over the prices some of them achieve and wish we had one in our own collections. And thus the 2000 $1/10c mule is on our list of top 10 affordable Australian decimal coins. It’s the most expensive coin in the list with a decently centered Fine to about Very Fine coin costing somewhere between $400 and $500. It’s a coin every decimal collector should own at least once and a coin you can still find in change if you’re lucky.

2001 Upset Federation $1

One of two upset coin errors in our list the 2001 Centenary of Federation Upset $1 coin is a popular, and to be honest, easy to purchase decimal variety. They came about when one die run (perhaps 100,000-200,000 coins) of the circulation 2001 Federation Dollar had a loose obverse die. As the die run progressed the obverse die rotated continually producing coin upsets of varying amounts. Collectors specify the degree of upset by using a clock face analogy, so a 90 degree upset is a 3 o’clock upset while a 270 degree upset is a 9 o’clock example. When rolls of these upset coins were released they mainly went to Melbourne where they were found in large numbers by noodlers who tried (and in some cases succeeded) in building a clock face of errors with a coin matching each hour on a 12 hour clock. Because this variety is popular among collectors and large upsets (such as a 6 o’clock upset) are easy for non collectors to see and understand we think this is an important coin to have in a decimal collection. $20-$30 will buy you a circulated example off of eBay.

The 2000 Incuse Flag 50c

The 2000 Incuse Flag 50c

2000 Incuse Flag 50c

In the year 2000 the Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative 50c coin into circulation to celebrate the new millennium. This coin depicts a large Australian flag and it was a few years after release that it was noted that the Union Jack on some of the 50c coins was slightly different to most others. The Cross of St George (formed by the horizontal and vertical lines) and the Cross of St Andrews (formed by the diagonal lines) of the Union Jack are incuse on the much scarcer variety. On the normal variety these crosses are in relief. Close examination of the stars of the Southern Cross on the Australian flag also show some differences, with the fields of the stars on the normal variety being quite rough while the “incuse 50c” has smooth star fields. The Incuse 50c is extremely well known in decimal collecting circles and can still be found by noodling 50c coins, in fact one the authors of this article has received one in change! It is generally assumed that just 100,000-200,000 of the Incuse 50c coins were made and it’s because of the low mintage and the reputation of the variety that we’ve included in the top 10 Australian decimal coins. Expect to pay $20-$50 for a well circulated example or up to $100 for an EF coin.

1972 5c

The 5c coin is one that holds little interest to most collectors, but there is one year that collectors look to find in choice uncirculated condition and noodlers still look for in change. The 1972 5c was the lowest circulation mintage year of all 5c coins with just 8.3 million coins minted and another 28,580 coins destined for a slow, PVC assisted death in the red 1972 mint set folder. Because of the low mintage and the ruined mint set coins the 1972 5c used to be a little difficult to find in better condition. However, with the advent of third party graded coins in the Australian market some dealers have recognised the relative scarcity of the coin and have sought out rolls and now they can now be had in top condition in a PCGS slab for not too much at all. Expect to pay $50 or so for a PCGS MS65 or MS66 example. They come up from time to time on eBay and represent good buying for the only 5c coin to make our top 10 list.

2010 Upset 50c

This 50c variety is the most recently minted coin on our list. Some 2010 50c coins were minted with either the obverse or reverse dies misaligned by 30 degrees resulting in a coin that is upset by the same amount. While we can’t be sure of the exact way this error came about nor the mintage we can say that they are scarce. A few have appeared on eBay in the last year and noodlers who are looking for them in bulk lots of 50c coins from banks are having a tough time finding any more. Perhaps it’s too early to say but this variety could easily become more desirable than the year 2000 incuse 50c coin and that’s why we’ve put it on our list. Expect to pay $50-$100 for one of these coins – if you can find one!

Australia 1966 50c

Australia 1966 50c

The 1966 Round 50c

The 80% silver 1966 50c was the last circulating Australian coin containing silver. It holds a special place in the heart of not just coin collectors, but a significant part of the Australian public. Every coin collector has experienced that moment when they show a round 50c to someone who exclaims “I remember those, they are really rare and valuable!”. Of course, they are not rare, and they are really only worth what the 1/3 of an ounce of silver that they contain is valued at. But the round 50c isn’t in this list because it’s rare or valuable. It’s here because it’s arguably the most well known Australian decimal coin of any type and it takes many people back to the time of decimal changeover when hoarding round 50c coins became something of a national pastime. Look to spend not much more than bullion on a round 50c, or about $10 at time of writing. If you want a nice brilliant uncirculated coin you might pay up to $20.

The 1966 Wavy 20c

The 1966 Wavy Baseline 20c or “wavy 20” as it is affectionately known among coin collectors is probably the most romantic decimal variety available today. This is for a couple of reasons. Firstly, long-time collectors have stories of half rolls of wavy baseline 20c coins being found in the 1960’s and being hoarded away by astute collectors. Secondly, new collectors can still find Wavy 20c coins in circulation if they look long and hard enough. There are many threads on coin forums about new collectors noodling through thousands of 20c coins they’ve withdrawn from the bank before they finally find one of the elusive coins. Sure, it’s banged up with 47 years of circulation but they found it and it’s theirs! So we’re adding a heavily circulated wavy baseline 1966 20c to our list which might set you back $200 on the open market. Or just 20c if you look hard enough.

The 1968 2c

The 1968 2c

The 1968 2c

The 1968 2c coin in red uncirculated condition doesn’t appear to be a tough coin at first glance. It has a mintage of nearly 17 million coins which actually exceeds the 1969 mintage and far exceeds the mintages of mint-set only 2c years such as 1986 and 1987. However, there were no mint sets issued in 1968 so unlike other years all the coins minted to a circulation standard actually went into circulation rather than some being preserved in top condition in mint sets. Secondly, the legend is that the Royal Mint in Perth wrapped the 1968 rolls of 2c coins in a different type of paper to 1966 and 1967 2c coins. A type of paper that happened to be quite acidic which over the medium to long term badly affected the coins they wrapped. So, a reasonably low mintage, the lack of mint sets, and the acidic roll wrapping paper have all combined to make the full red uncirculated 1968 2c coin a hard one to find. Be prepared to spend $75+ on a nicer full red example. If you’re looking for a PCGS graded example aim for at least a PCGS MS64RD which might set you back $100.

The No SD 2c

The “No SD” or “missing SD” 2c of 1967, 1968, or 1981 is an important decimal variety that should be present in every decimal collection. Occurring in three separate years (and the possibility of others still to be confirmed) it is still a coin that dedicated searchers can find in bulk lots of circulated 2c. In the last year or so some dealers have been going out of their way to get the 1967 and 1968 No SD 2c in nice red uncirculated condition graded by PCGS. These coins are fetching top prices well outside the budget of this list. However, for our purposes we believe you can get a perfectly nice EF to AU 1981 No SD 2c for just $20 to $30. A well circulated 1967 or 1968 No SD 2c is probably going to set you back $10-$20. Whichever coin you choose to get it’ll be a great part of your collection.

The Double Bar 50c

An interesting variety that a lot of decimal collectors try to find is the “double bar 50c”. The double bars are two horizontal bars which appear in the reeds of Mitchell Grass on the reverse design behind the emu’s head on the regular circulation 50c. They were part of the design on the transfer punches that produced the dies for the 50c piece but were ground off of some dies as it was thought they produced die weakness. As a result some 1979 and 1980 50c coins can be found with prominent bars and other years show traces of them. These can be picked up for under $10 and are an interesting variety in the design that’s remained in circulation since decimal introduction in 1966.

That concludes the list, honourable mentions to the 1981 3 1/2 claw 20c, the 1971 20c, the 1973 Perth Mint 2c, the 2004 Large Head 20c, and the 1966 Perth Mint 1c. As we said earlier this list is just our opinion, if you’ve got different ideas then we’d love to hear about it.

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Australia 1984 One Dollar Error Struck on Copper Nickel 10c Planchet

Australia 1 Dollar 1984 Wrong Planchet Error

Australia 1 Dollar 1984 Wrong Planchet Error

Father Christmas must have thought I’d been very very good this year with a surprise present that is truly spectacular. Adding to my personal collection of one dollar coins and errors this 1984 one dollar is struck on an Australian 10c planchet.

1984 was the first year of issue of the one dollar coin after the $1 note was removed and a plentiful 185,985,000 were issued into circulation. This one dollar coin is struck on a cupro-nickel planchet intended for a 10c piece, underweight at 5.6g for a dollar hence the slight weakness near the rims on the coin. A regular dollar coin weighs 9 grams.

A survey of public auction results over the last 5 years indicates 7 known coins of this type and date in collector hands realising from $700 to $4,000 each. It’s also a major error noted in Ian Hartshorns book “Australian Pocket Change Varieties & Errors Common, Scarce & Rare”. This coin we believe is the first to be graded by PCGS as mint state MS64 or choice uncirculated. It is easily recognisable because of the cud representing a tear on the Queen’s cheek which the other examples appear not to have.

It’s probable that a handful or more of copper-nickel wrong planchets got mixed in with the aluminium bronze blanks striking one dollar coins and the resulting coins were fed through the system without being detected as has happened on other occasions with denominations such as 10c on 5c planchets or 20c on 10c planchets. This coin however a little more spectacular a one dollar on an off-metal planchet thus giving a silvery appearance!

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2013 Australian Mining 20 cent (20c)

2013 Australian Mining 20 Cent

2013 Australian Mining 20 Cent

The 2013 Australian Mining 20 cent released by the Royal Australian Mint is found only in the Australian Mining 2 coin sets. It’s paired with the Discovery of Gold one dollar both by coin designer Aleksandra Stokic. Serbian born Aleksandra is constantly surprising us with her talents, her skill shines through in this design.

Struck in 11.3g cupro-nickel the 2013 Australian Mining 20c is 28.52mm in diameter and is a legal tender coin that wont be released into circulation. It’s limited to a maximum mintage of 40,000 coins in the 2 coin uncirculated sets. The reverse design features a bucket wheel excavator commonly used in large open-cut mines. These machines are known as the largest land vehicles in the Guiness Book of World Records and the wheel can measure up to 20 meters in diameter and have as many as 20 buckets.

Mining is the backbone of Australian industry and this fitting design marries perfectly with the Discovery of Gold one dollar. Minted with the Ian Rank-Broadley obverse of Queen Elizabeth II.

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New Zealand Split Planchet 50 Cent Coin Errors

New Zealand 1981 50 cent Struck on a Split Planchet


As a collector of error coins in particular errors of Australian coins there’s one type of error that constantly eludes me. This article features 2 different, but very similar New Zealand 50c coins of this error type.

This coin error is called a split planchet error and there are a few types of this particular error. Split planchet means the coin blank has split, in this case in two separate pieces. The coin planchet splits (often) due to a metal impurity and this split can occur before the coin is struck or after. It can present itself as a complete split or an incomplete split known as a clamshell. You could have a struck coin which then splits into two pieces or (in the case of these 2 different New Zealand 50c pieces) the planchet split and the coin was then struck post-split on an underweight planchet.

You’ll see in the images, the reverse of the top coin is struck over the split surface still showing those tell-tale metal striations. The bottom coin shows the split surface as the obverse. The design is weakly struck equally on both sides of the coin with weakness more obvious nearer the legends and rim, a tell-tale sign of a coin struck on a planchet severely underweight.

The most interesting thing about these 2 coins is that they are eerily close to being the same coin planchet, fallen in half and then struck as two individual coins. They are both of the same country, denomination, design and effigy. Sadly though once weighed, they are heavier than a complete 50c so they are from two different split planchets.

I’m very pleased to have these two coins in my collection as it’s Australian cousin is very hard to come by indeed, We’ve only seen two examples in the past 10 years of an Australian coin struck post-split.

New Zealand 50c Struck on a Split Planchet Date Unknown

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Great Britain 1902 Matte Proof Sets

Great Britain 1902 Matte Proof 5 Pounds to Half Sovereign

Great Britain 1902 Matte Proof 5 Pounds to Half Sovereign

1902 saw the coronation of Edward VII after the long reign of Queen Victoria. As part of the coronation celebrations the Royal Mint released proof sets containing either 13 coins (the long set) or 11 coins (the short set). The long set had a mintage of 8,066 sets while about a thousand less short sets were produced at 7,057. The sets were released in felt lined wooden cases with a maroon leather exterior. Both sets included proof versions of the sovereign, half sovereign, crown, half crown, florin, shilling, and sixpence. They also included a proof Maundy set of four coins. The long sets included two additional coins, the double sovereign and the imposing 5 pound (five sovereign) coin containing nearly one and a quarter ounces of gold. Above you can see the proof gold from a 1902 matte proof long set.

The finish of these coins was matte, completely different to the usual polished brilliance of earlier sets (and for that matter) later sets. The process to create the matte proofs was developed in the preceding decade in Belgium and was adopted by the Royal Mint to make the 1902 sets. Coin-collecting folklore says that the Royal Mint workers disliked the finish greatly and wiped the coins as they came out of the presses on their leather aprons to give them a more brilliant appearance. Regardless of whether the wiping legend is true or not almost every British 1902 proof coin you will find is hairlined, from the monstrous 5 pound coin down to the tiny Maundy penny.

The coins of the Great Britain 1902 Proof Sets all contain the portrait of Edward VII as sculpted by G.W. De Saulles. The reverses of the gold coins and crown depict the classic St George slaying the dragon reverse as designed by Benedetto Pistrucci which first appeared on a British coin in 1817. The reverses of the Half Crown down to the sixpence were also sculpted by G.W. De Saulles. The reverses of the Maundy coins bore a modified reverse design of Jean Baptiste Merlen who had been Pistrucci’s assistant at the Royal Mint in the early 19th Century.

1902 Maundy Silver

1902 Maundy Silver

References:

Cuhaj, George S. and Michael, Thomas (2006) Standard Catalog of World Coins (1901-2011) 38th Edition. Iola Wisconsin, USA : Krause Publications

Linecar, H.A. (1977) British Coin Designs and Their Designers. London, Great Britain : G.B. Bell & Sons Ltd.

Spink & Sons (2005) Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 41st Edition. Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom : Spink & Son Ltd..

Gold Sovereigns, Cruzi’s Coins. Retrieved November 11, 2012, http://www.cruzis-coins.com/sovs/1902GB.html

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Australian 10 Dollar ($10) Silver Coins State Series 1985-1993

1987 10 Dollar Silver NSW Proof

1987 10 Dollar Silver NSW Proof

The ten dollar State Series of silver coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint are very collectible coins not for their numismatic value but for their silver content! These coins simply don’t appeal to many collectors for their value as a collectible coin so for the most part are traded as silver bullion. They have a face value of $10 but their silver value exceeds this and changes every day with the bullion silver price and the exchange rate. This is known as silver stacking!

These coins were issued between 1985 and 1993, each year with the Coat of Arms of a different state of Australia. The Australian $10 dollar state series coins were minted in both uncirculated and proof quality of 92.5% sterling silver and 7.5% copper. They all have edge reeding, are 34mm in diameter and weigh 20 grams each.

You can work out todays value of this and other silver coins using our Australian Silver Value calculator.

Or through a little bit of internet coding magic the current value (at the time you view this page!) of the Australian 10 dollar state series coins is AUD $30.25. This value is a live silver price updated every hour or so using the current silver price and exchange rates from Currency Layer.

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