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Australia 1934/3 Threepence (Overdate)

Mint:Melbourne Mintage:Part 3,404,000 Estimate 50,000 Milling:Plain
Weight:1.41 grams Diameter:16 mm Composition:92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper
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Back
Wear
Obverse 2 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse B - London
Designer: Sir (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal (Initials 'B.M.' raised on truncation)
Design:Left facing profile of George V
Legend:GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: •
Denticle Count:121 teeth
Mint mark: None
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:THREEPENCE
Denticle Count:115 teeth
Mint mark: None
Characteristics:
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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
 
 
$15
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$50
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$75
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$100
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
3
 
$125
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
3
 
$200
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
6
 
$300
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
8
 
$400
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
7
 
$500
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
3
 
$750
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
10
 
$1500
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
5
 
$2000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$3500
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$5000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
4
 
$8000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$11500
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
3
 
$15000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
2
 
$25000
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
1
 
$40000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$60000
+
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 September 2024
Notes:
Although no 1933 threepences were struck for circulation, a master die was prepared and later altered to produce the 1934/3 Overdate. It is far more common than the 1922/1 Threepence being the product of more than one working die but it is still only a small part of the overall mintage for 1934. It is estimated that about 50,000 of the 3,404,000 threepences dated 1934 are overdates. It should be noted that it is not uncommon for uncirculated 1934/3 threepences to show heavy die-polish marks on the obverse. This would indicate that the production of these coins was interrupted and rust spots had to be removed from the dies.