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Australia 1954 Threepence

Mint:Melbourne Mintage:2,672,000 Milling:Plain
Weight:1.41 grams Diameter:16 mm Composition:50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel, 5% Zinc
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Back
Wear
Obverse 5 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse C - London
Designer: Mary Gillick (Initials 'M.G.' incuse on truncation)
Design:Right facing profile of Elizabeth II
Legend:ELIZABETH ♦ II ♦ DEI ♦ GRATIA ♦ REGINA +
Denticle Count:89 beads
Mint mark: None
Characteristics:
Designer: George Edward Kruger-Gray (Initials 'K' below left ribbon, 'G' below right ribbon)
Design:Three wheat stalks bound loosely by a ribbon
Legend:AUSTRALIA THREE PENCE
Denticle Count:83 thick & 83 thin teeth
Mint mark: None
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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
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
 
 
$3
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
2
 
$5
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
8
 
$10
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
8
 
$20
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
10
 
$30
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$50
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
 
 
$60
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
10
 
$125
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
17
 
$200
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
28
1
$300
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
10
1
$600
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
4
 
$1000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$2000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
N
BM
Benchmark
Ad
Adjectival
NP
NGC/PCGS
Collectable grades
Does not exist by definition

Investment grades
-
Unlikely to exist

Aspirational grades
BV
Bullion or metal value

Not known in these grades
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Value as above
Proof
Y (Yes)
N (Not known)
Last updated April 2024
Notes:
The 1954 Threepence concluded a two-year type which replaced the traditional 'FIDEI DEF' (Defender of the Faith) with an obtuse cross. A shortened 'F : D' was restored on the 1955 Threepence in addition to the cross. The obverse stops on this date are diamond shaped.