Rare New Zealand Coins

Welcome Bruster,

Seems at the moment there in New Zealand, people are going crazy over 5 cent coins especially those dated 2004. As a New Zealand decimal coin collector I have been trying to get a full range of the coins struck at the various mints. I have most circualtion coins and mint sets except for the more recent circulation coins. It seems impossible to get anything on Trade Me at present given all the scams and one timers asking rediculous prices. Do you have anything from the past few years? Wayne

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Originally posted by Bruster

I have a barely circulated 1933 One Florin featuring Emperor King Goerge V. 1933 was the first year coins where minted for New Zealand in England, based on a british coin of the same period but featuring a Kiwi on the opposite side from the King. A very rare coin in New Zealand. I also have a 1947 and a 1965 of the same coin.
I also have a 1964 and a 1965 One Shilling, these feature a Maori warrior on the opposite side from Queen Elizabeth II.


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Bruster,

1933 Florin - mintage 2,100,000 (of course this many do not exist now) Value VF NZ$35, EF NZ$80, aUNC NZ$200 and BU NZ$400.
1947 Florin - mintage 2,500,000 Value VF NZ$25, EF NZ$60, aUNC NZ$125, BU NZ$350.
1965 Florin - mintage 9,450,000 Value aUNC NZ$3, BU NZ$5.

1964 Shilling - mintage 1,400,000 Value EF NZ$3, aUNC NZ$4, BU NZ$6.
1965 Shilling - mintage 3,500,000 Value EF NZ$2, aUNC NZ$3, BU NZ$5.

Rarer years for Shillings are 1953 & 1955 (200,000), 1942 (240,0000, 1941 (360,000), 1961 (400,000) & 1944 (480,000), 1940 (500,000) and 1950, 191959, 1960 & 1963 (600,000).

Rarer years for Florins are 1963 (100,000), 1944 (140,000), 1936 & 1942 (150,000),1953 (257,000), 1940 (500,000) and 1945 (515,000).

Of the Half Crowns 1961 is the sleeper with only 80,000 and still only valued at NZ$90 in BU.
For the Half Penny the scare years are 1954 and 1955 with mintage 240,000 each.
For the Penny they are 1954 (1,080,000) and 1941 (1,200,000) with 200,000 being in sets for 1965.
For the Threepence they are 1935 (40,000) and 1950 (800,000).
For Sixpence they are 1942 (360,000) and 1941 (440,000).

There are some rare varieties of more common coins that fetch high prices.