Australian Silver Coins 1946 To 1963
Australian silver sixpence coin x1 50 silver.
Australian silver coins 1946 to 1963. Values specifications and images for the 1946 australian florin. In 1898 the british government allowed two colonies new south wales and victoria to mint silver and bronze coins at their mints in sydney and melbourne respectively. The australian silver coin values are based only on the actual silver content of the coins intrinsic value and not by any numismatic collector or base metal value. The australian silver coin calculator only shows what the silver in australian coins is worth intrinsic value and will not show any numismatic collector or base metal value.
Pre decimal australian coins made between 1910 and 1945 contain 92 5 percent silver. No florins were minted in 1920 1929 30 1937 1948 50 and 1955. Circulating coins from 1946 to 1963 contain 50 percent silver. Use the australian silver coin calculator to learn how much the silver in your coins is worth or to set a max bid on a australian silver coin auction based on its.
50 silver 40 copper 5 nickel 5 zinc. Australian silver coinage continued to adhere to the silver standard until 1946 when the silver content of silver coins was debased to 50. What is a 1946 australian florin coin worth. 1910 1945 92 5 silver florin.
Australian silver pre decimal coins were minted with 50 silver until 1964 when production stopped in preparation for the introduction of decimal coinage in 1966. In general the amount of silver within circulating coins from australia can be determined by their dates. The coin was minted until 1963 with some years omitted. 1963 value and spec information is.
Australian silver sixpence coin x1 50 silver. Florins minted from 1946 to 1963 were produced with a 500 silver content 50 silver weighing 11 31 grams with an asw of 5 65 g 0 1818 ozt. 1946 1963 50 silver shilling australian florins. 1946 florin value australia.
1946 1963 australian shilling 50 silver predecimal coin discount for bulk buy. Enter your search keyword. In 1946 due to costs incurred during world war ii the silver content of the coins was reduced from 0 925 to 0 500 of the coin weight which lasted until decimalisation on 14 february 1966. In 1966 the 50 cent coin was made of 80 percent silver.
Even though their silver content was reduced in 1946 these coins still contained 50 silver right up to the final year of production in 1963. 68 all coin values resource.