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Australia 1956 Sixpence

Mint:Melbourne Mintage:7,904,000 Milling:Reeded
Weight:2.83 grams Diameter:19 mm Composition:50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel, 5% Zinc
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Back
Wear
Obverse 6 - English
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Back
Wear
Reverse B - London
Designer: Mary Gillick (Initials 'M.G.' incuse on truncation)
Design:Right facing profile of Elizabeth II
Legend:ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F : D : +
Denticle Count:94 beads
Mint mark: None
Characteristics:
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: None
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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
1
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$3
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$5
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$10
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
1
 
$20
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
3
 
$30
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$40
+
NGC
2
 
PCGS
2
 
$60
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
10
 
$100
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
30
 
$200
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
32
 
$350
+
NGC
6
 
PCGS
15
 
$700
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
5
1
$1150
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$2250
+
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 September 2024