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1936 SIXPENCE |
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Obverse: | King GEORGE V - Design by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal. Legend: GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP. |
Reverse: | Australian Coat of Arms - Design by W. H. J. Blakemore. Legend: SIXPENCE - 1936 |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 2.83 grams (43.8 grains). |
| Size: | 19.0 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | Sterling Silver - 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper. |
| Silver Content: | .0838 oz. |
| Mintage: | Melbourne: Circulation - 1,800,000. Proof - 5. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1936 SIXPENCE
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | Proof | |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 100 | 250 | 400 | 14,000 |
Notes:
It is believed that only two of the five proof strikings of this coin are in private hands. Melbourne dealer, Downies offered one of these for sale in June, 1996 at $6,950. The coin was previously a part of the John Ahbe collection, a high profile New York collector. The collection was dispersed in the mid-1970's.
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