Australia 1954 Sixpence

Mint:	Melbourne	Mintage:	7,672,000	Milling:	Reeded
Weight:	2.83 grams	Diameter:	19 mm	Composition:	50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel, 5% Zinc

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Obverse 5 - English

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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 +
Denticle Count:	94 beads
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Round beads replaced elongated denticles Stops in legend are diamond-shaped ' + ' (Christian cross) above the monarch's head in lieu of 'FIDEI DEF' (Defender of the Faith)

Designer:	William Henry James Blakemore (no attribution)
Design:	Star above a Kangaroo and Emu standing left and right of the Armorial Ensigns of the Commonwealth of Australia. 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA' in ribbon below. ∋ ∈
Legend:	SIXPENCE
Denticle Count:	143 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
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	$2 + NGC PCGS	$3 + NGC PCGS 2	$5 + NGC 1 PCGS 3	$10 + NGC PCGS	$15 + NGC PCGS 6	$20 + NGC 2 PCGS 20	$30 + NGC 3 PCGS 50 1	$40 + NGC 8 PCGS 139 4	$75 + NGC 9 PCGS 211 2	$125 + NGC 3 PCGS 106	$250 + NGC 2 PCGS 2	$400 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N

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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 obverse stops on this date are diamond shaped. This coin is sometimes found with a superior finish, the result of having been struck on experimental chrome dies, and is sometimes confused with a proof strike. It is speculated that unused dies for the 1954 Sixpence were brought back into production after the 'last' Australian sixpences were supposedly struck in 1963, as large numbers have survived in mint sate.