Australia 1953 Florin

Mint:	Melbourne	Mintage:	Part 13,466,000 Estimate 270,000	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(ii) - London (melbourne modified)

Designer:	Mary Gillick (Initials 'M.G.' incuse on truncation)
Design:	Right facing profile of Elizabeth II
Legend:	ELIZABETH ♦ II ♦ DEI ♦ GRATIA ♦ REGINA +
Denticle Count:	114 beads
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Round beads replaced elongated denticles Stops in legend are diamond shaped ' + ' (Christian cross) appears above the monarch's head in lieu of 'FIDEI DEF' (Defender of the Faith)

Designer:	George Edward Kruger-Gray (Initials 'K.G' to right of Emu)
Design:	* * Imperial Crown above 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:	Large reverse denticles Double line running between the tail and leg of the kangaroo Doubling of 'AUST' of 'AUSTRALIA'

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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	$10 + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS 1	$40 + NGC PCGS 1	$80 + NGC PCGS 1	$125 + NGC PCGS	$175 + NGC PCGS 2	$250 + NGC PCGS 7	$500 + NGC 1 PCGS 20	$900 + NGC PCGS 22 2	$1750 + NGC PCGS 6	$3500 + NGC PCGS	$7000 + NGC PCGS	$9000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N

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Benchmark

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:

Only a few percent of 1953 Florins were struck with the 'large reverse' edge denticles typical of the 'Coat of Arms' reverse that was introduced on the 1938 Florin. The vast majority of 1953 florins and the standard 1954 florins were struck on a modified reverse die with noticeably smaller edge denticles. The later proved to be just a two-year type, as when the next florins were issued in 1956, the reverse reverted again to the large denticle type which continued to the last florins struck in 1963.

It should be noted that PCGS have classified coins that have slightly larger (mid-sized) denticles as the 'large denticle' variety (refer the three coins pictured in the PCGS Population Report). Some of these coins appear to be just the consequence on a sharper centred strike with more defined edge detail. The unambiguous 'large denticle' type has the added identifiers of a double line running between the tail and the leg of the kangaroo and doubling of the letters 'AUST' of 'AUSTRALIA'.

This '1953 Large Denticle Florin' appears to be the product of just one reverse die which would account for its rarity in mint state.