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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a 1943 S shilling I got on ebay and I have a few questions. #1, looking on cruzis coins it appears it is 92.5% silver, is this correct? #2, it is a S mintmark, but it is above the n in shilling, not above the date as cruzis says. what is the proper placement? #3, and lastly, are Australian coins minted in the US oriented the same as US coins? When I flip it from obverse to reverse the rams head is upside-down, in other words, it is aligned like a medal, not a US coin. Is this the usual for Australian coins? Thanks for any answers |
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Valued Member
Australia
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S mintmark is for San Francisco Mint and is positioned above the word SHILLING
yes the silver content is 92.5 as is all pre 1953 Aust silver coins.
43S mintage 16 million values are different to the above quoted but we use a different grading system.
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Australia
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Hi cpfull, The 1943s shilling is 92.5% silver; 7.5% copper. The mintage figure is 16,000,000 for these shillings. The "S" stands for San Francisco Mint, USA. Catalogue Value: vg $3.50, f $4.00, vf $6.00, ef $13.00, aUnc $25.00, Unc $42.00, ChUnc $75.00 Snooba.  |
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Edited by Snooba
04/07/2007 12:13 am
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Australia
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Adding to coin orientation discussion, Australian 19th century gold Sovereigns were oriented as USA coins are - flip them top to bottom for correct orientation. I'm not sure when it changed, but the George V Sovereign I have is like our present coins and different to the USA - have to turn the coin sideways. We are so undecided.  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Aussie silver coins from 1910 to 1945 inclusive are 92.5% silver, from 1946 to 1963 they are 50% silver.
1966 onwards, cupro-nickel with the exception of the 1966 50¢, which is also 50% silver.
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United States
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Just a note on value,, Krause is way behind on value for these coins based on snooba's price lines !!
could someone give me the prices for the 44-S shilling the mintage is exactly half that of the 43-S ,,,8,000,000.
Thank you
Metalman
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Metalman, Macca's latest values for 1944S shilling:
vg $3.50; f $4.00; vf $6.00; ef $13.00; aUnc $25.00; Unc $42.00; ChUnc $75.00; Gem $120
Identical to 1943S actually.
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United States
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Thank you Nancyc you just made my day !!
Metalman
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Australia
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Mintage figures and survival figures may not match for pre WW2 coins since many were melted into bullion to pay foreign debt. Nancy probably made an early morning typo as she no doubt knows the 1966 50c is 80% silver.  As for me, it's way past my bedtime. Time to crawl back into my coffin. Oh the sun... it burns it burns!  |
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Posted 04/07/2007 12:04 am
