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Australia 1942 D Sixpence

Mint:Denver Mintage:12,000,000 Milling:Reeded
Weight:2.83 grams Diameter:19 mm Composition:92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper
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Back
Wear
Obverse 3 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse B - 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:129 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:SIXPENCE
Denticle Count:143 teeth
Mint mark: 'D' above date
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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
1
 
$5
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$10
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
3
 
$20
+
NGC
4
 
PCGS
13
 
$30
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$40
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$60
+
NGC
9
 
PCGS
25
 
$100
+
NGC
16
 
PCGS
29
 
$150
+
NGC
23
 
PCGS
48
3
$225
+
NGC
6
 
PCGS
25
1
$500
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
1
 
$900
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1350
+
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:
A recent study of a contemporaneous hoard of around 2,000 1942 D Sixpences has revealed at least three distinct placements of the 'D' Mint Mark. The gap between the Mint Mark and the base of the ribbon on the majority of coins is about three quarters of a millimetre, but on smaller numbers of coins this gap can be as close as half a millimetre or as wide as one millimetre. Although it is a small difference it is observable to the naked eye, and is a point of difference between the different master dies that were employed to strike the overall mintage of 12,0000,000 coins.