Help With Information On Some Australian Coins

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1916 D Merc Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 2:50 pm At a local antique store today (In the USA) I bought the following coins and I would like to learn anything about them. Are they silver? Approximation on value? 1944-S Six Pence (Paid $1.75) I do know this was made in the US and I think it is silver 1942-D Six Pence (Paid $2.50) Same as above 1954 Shilling (Paid $2) I know nothing about this coin 1963 Florin (Paid $3.50) I also know nothing about this coin. Edited by 1916 D Merc 03/16/2013 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 3:13 pm None of these are rare dates but all up you have .4403 oz of silver there The sixpences are stirling silver and the shilling and florin are 50% silver Report this Post to the Staff
1916 D Merc Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 3:18 pm Would you mind telling me some of the key dates of these series? They had a few that were priced substantially more. Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 3:22 pm None of the 6d coins are particulary rare. the 1915 and 1933 shillings are tough the 1914,1915,1932 and 1939 florins are tough as well Report this Post to the Staff
MobOfRoos Pillar of the Community Australia 762 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 8:45 pm Any pre 1936 coins are usually worth a premium. Of the post 1936 coins there still are a few "key" dates Sixpence - 1953 Shilling - 1940 Florin - 1939 Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 12:00 am upto 1945, Australian silver coins were 92.5%, or "sterling". 1946+ were 50% silver. These were withdrawn from circulation from 1966, when we "decimalized", and adopted dollars & cents, instead of pounds, shillings, & pence (pennies). The mintmark S means SanFrancisco; D is Denver. The shilling was worth 12 pence; and the florin was worth two shillings. Report this Post to the Staff
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