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Australia 1951 PL Threepence

Mint:London Mintage:40,000,000 Milling:Plain
Weight:1.41 grams Diameter:16 mm Composition:50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel, 5% Zinc
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Back
Wear
Obverse 4 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse D - 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 FIDEI DEF .
Denticle Count:118 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:85 thick & 85 thin teeth
Mint mark: 'P' & 'L' to right and left of ribbon ties
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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
 
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
2
 
$12
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
9
 
$15
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$8
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
3
 
$15
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
7
 
$30
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
29
 
$50
+
NGC
3
 
PCGS
47
2
$100
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
35
 
$200
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
11
 
$400
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$750
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
Y
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 December 2024
Notes:
In 1951, the London Mint was called upon to strike Australian coins for the first time since 1915. The London-struck 19512 'PL' Threepence had a modified reverse and was a one-year type. This coin had 85 thick and 85 thin reverse denticles as compared to the Australian threepences with 83 thick and 83 thin denticles.