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1942 THREEPENCE |
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Obverse: | King GEORGE VI - Design by Thomas Humphrey Paget. Legend: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP. |
Reverse: | Wheat stalks & Ribbon - Design by George Kruger Gray. Legend: AUSTRALIA - THREE PENCE - 1942 |
| Edge: | Plain Edge. |
| Weight: | 1.41 grams (21.8 grains). |
| Size: | 16.0 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | Sterling Silver - 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper. |
| Silver Content: | .0419 oz. |
| Mintage: | 528,000 - Melbourne. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1942 THREEPENCE
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | |
| 2002 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 450 | 925 | 2,000 | 3,650 |
Notes:
High quality forgeries of this coin exist - usually created by filing the San Francisco or Denver mintmark off coins minted in the U.S.A.In 1999, the Canberra mint released a .999 Silver Twenty Cents frosted proof coin with a reverse design of the 1942 threepence as part of a six coin Masterpieces in Silver set.
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