Australia 1959 Florin

Mint:	Melbourne	Mintage:	3,500,000	Milling:	Reeded
Weight:	11.31 grams	Diameter:	28.5 mm	Composition:	50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel, 5% Zinc

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Reverse B - London

Designer:	Mary Gillick (Initials 'M.G.' incuse on truncation)
Design:	Right facing profile of Elizabeth II
Legend:	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F : D : +
Denticle Count:	113 beads
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Round beads instead of elongated denticles Round stops instead of diamond shaped stops in the legend ' + ' (Christian cross) above the monarch's head 'F:D:' (Defender of the Faith) in legend

Designer:	George Edward Kruger-Gray (Initials 'K.G' to right of Emu)
Design:	* * Imperial Crown atop the Australian Coat of Arms of 1912 and set against a floral backdrop
Legend:	FLORIN AUSTRALIA
Denticle Count:	76 thick & 76 thin teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	'Emu Egg' die flaw. This does not occur on the proof of the date

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Value

BM Ad NP	8 Good VG10	10 VG F12	12 about F F15	15 Fine VF20	20 good F VF25	25 about VF VF30	30 Very Fine VF35	35 good VF EF40	40 about EF EF45	45 Ext Fine AU50	50 good EF AU53	53 about Unc AU55	58+ virt Unc AU58	58-60 Uncirc MS60	58-61 Uncirc MS61	58-62 Uncirc MS62	63-64 Choice Unc MS63	64-65 near Gem MS64	65-66 Gem MS65	66-67 Gem MS66	67-68 Gem MS67	68 near Flaw MS68	69 virt Flaw MS69	70 Flawless MS70	Proof
B	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS 2	BV + NGC PCGS 7	$8 + NGC PCGS	$15 + NGC 1 PCGS 5	$30 + NGC 4 PCGS 38	$40 + NGC 3 PCGS 114	$60 + NGC 1 PCGS 178 11	$115 + NGC 1 PCGS 58	$175 + NGC PCGS 3	$350 + NGC 1 PCGS	$700 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y

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Adjectival

NGC/PCGS

Collectable grades

Does not exist by definition

Investment grades

Unlikely to exist

Aspirational grades

Bullion or metal value

Not known in these grades

Value as above

Proof

Y (Yes)
N (Not known)

Last updated April 2024

Notes:

The circulation strike of this coin has a small blob of metal on the ground between the legs of the emu. This die flaw is sometimes referred to as an 'emu egg' and does not occur on the proof of the date.