Australia 1922 Sixpence
Mint: | Sydney | Mintage: | 1,514,000 | Milling: | Reeded |
Weight: | 2.83 grams | Diameter: | 19 mm | Composition: | 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper |
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Value
BM
Ad
NP
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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
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58-60
Uncirc
MS60
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58-61
Uncirc
MS61
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58-62
Uncirc
MS62
|
63-64
Choice Unc
MS63
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64-65
near Gem
MS64
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65-66
Gem
MS65
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66-67
Gem
MS66
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67-68
Gem
MS67
|
68
near Flaw
MS68
|
69
virt Flaw
MS69
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70
Flawless
MS70
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Proof
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BV
+
NGC
1
PCGS
1
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BV
+
NGC
PCGS
1
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BV
+
NGC
1
PCGS
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$10
+
NGC
PCGS
1
|
$15
+
NGC
PCGS
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$20
+
NGC
2
PCGS
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$35
+
NGC
PCGS
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$50
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$100
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$200
+
NGC
PCGS
4
|
$250
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$300
+
NGC
3
PCGS
5
|
$600
+
NGC
4
PCGS
3
|
$1000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$2000
+
NGC
1
PCGS
6
|
$3500
+
NGC
1
PCGS
4
|
$5000
+
NGC
2
PCGS
14
1
|
$10000
+
NGC
1
PCGS
4
1
|
$15000
+
NGC
PCGS
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$25000
+
NGC
PCGS
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-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
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N
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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)
N (Not known)
Last updated March 2024
Notes:
The silver coins of 1922 are among the poorest struck of the Commonwealth series, and the Sydney-struck sixpences in particular usually exhibit extensive die cracking and grainy surfaces as a result of being struck on deteriorating dies. It is certain that the master die responsible for the 1922 sixpences collapsed, as this mintage signals the end of the sixpence reverse with 140 edge denticles which had begun in 1910. The new master reverse die for the 1923 sixpences carried 143 denticles, a configuration that continued with all Australian-struck sixpences until 1963. The London-struck 1951 PL Sixpence with 127 reverse denticles is the only sixpence not to follow suit.