1955 Silver Florin

There was no demand for them, much the same as for the Maklouf 20 cent pieces from 1986 to 1992, only these coins DID appear in mint packs only.

It is for this reason that I try to look for the 20 cent pieces of these years as singles.

Short pre decimal proof sets were made for 1955, which did NOT include the florin.
1955 was the first year when proofs were sold to the public upon request. Because not even a proof florin was made for 1955, I seriously doubt that even a pattern florin for that year was made.

My favourite pre decimal coin of the years 1955 to 1964 inclusive is the 1959 florin proof, without the 'egg'. The master die for this coin was modified to remove the 'egg' flaw, from which the proof die was then made, AFTER the business strike orders were completed.

There is a VERY noticeable improvement in the quality of the reverses of the florin business strikes from 1958 to 1959. Perhaps a new reverse master florin die was made for the years 1959 to 1963.

thanks sel691 for the info, that cleared my sad state when I read through krause.

yes bellyflorin, just sad there's no 1955 australian florin, but still the fun of collecting silver florins is still there with the other years

There are NO issued for circulation florins without 'egg' for 1959. Zilch. Zero.

The fault was on the master die for that year. If you look at the '59 proof florin, you can see where the fault was actually removed from the die. Proof dies were made from the master after that.

The marking for the removal of the 'egg' off the master die can be easily seen on ALL '59 proof florins. This becomes a proof positive indicator to tell the difference between a proof '59 proof florin, and an issued for circulation one that may have been tampered with.

All '59 florins without 'egg' are proofs.