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Australia 1943 S Threepence

Mint:San Francisco Mintage:8,000,000 Milling:Plain
Weight:1.41 grams Diameter:16 mm Composition:92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper
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Back
Wear
Obverse 3 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse C - London
Designer: Thomas Hugh Paget (Initials 'HP' raised below truncation)
Design:Left facing profile of George VI
Legend:GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP .
Denticle Count:114 teeth
Mint mark: None
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: Serif 'S' below right ribbon
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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
 
 
$5
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$10
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$20
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
7
 
$30
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$60
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$75
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
17
 
$150
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
7
 
$250
+
NGC
3
 
PCGS
8
 
$400
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
5
 
$750
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
3
 
$1250
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$2250
+
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 July 2024
Notes:
Like the 1943 'S' Sixpence, most 1943 'S' threepences were struck on planchets that produced coins with reflective surfaces. The resulting coins were more susceptible to hairline scratches and scuffs, so although it is not difficult to find uncirculated examples of 1943 'S' threepences and sixpences it is much harder to find them in high grade.