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31-Mar-2012

Unfortunately it is a common date in lower grade, it's worth very little.

31-Mar-2012

It would depend on their condition, if you can post photos we can help you further.

29-Feb-2012

Alexander wrote:

I have a few of these in better condition than the one shown, as well as many others in the same condition ranging from 1939 - 1952. Could someone tell me how mine differs from the one shown here:

http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/PCGS/20888420/

Any idea approximately what mine might be worth?

Cheers for any feedback (:

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That coin has a dot after the Y indicating it was struck at the Perth mint, yours doesn't as it was struck at the Melbourne mint. Your coin also appears to have had its colour artificially changed.

29-Feb-2012

Unknown Poster wrote:

Hello, I am enquiring about a 1943 uniface threepence found in my fathers collection. I cannot find a mintmark and I am guessing it was minted in Melb. Could this be a pattern or proof? It is in very could condition and has not been cleaned at all..has a small yellowish stain on the front and nothing on the reverse. I would be grateful for some help as I only know a little about coins.

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Considering the wear on the coin, I would say the obverse has been mechanically removed, you can confirm this by weighing the coin. It will probably be less than 1.4g.

28-Feb-2012

That's a British 1946 penny, much more common than the Aussie one.

28-Feb-2012

Interesting find considering how scarce the large head 1888-M is - I've added it to the Blue Sheet (it may take a few days to appear).

24-Feb-2012

ben@peninsulagolf.com.au wrote:

Hi,

I have a half penny 1943 with a ship on it and could not find it on your site I was wondering if you would no if it was Australian?

Regards

Ben

It's a British half penny.

24-Feb-2012

fostertony145@gmail.com wrote:

i have a round 1966 50 cents would like to know its price

About $10.50 in today's market.

24-Feb-2012

Unknown Poster wrote:

Wondering if anyone can please help with this question....My father told me that a 1921 penny with a "star" symbol on the front or back is valuable. I have researched extensively over the internet to find information, however, have not come across anything about a "star" being on the coin, only about the london die on the obverse of the coin which does not mention a star - has anyone know anything about this "star"?

Are you able to provide photos? Stars were added to silver coins from 1919 to 1921 to indicate a reduced silver content (although this never eventuated), it doesn't seem relevant on a copper coin though.

24-Feb-2012

Unknown Poster wrote:

I am fairly new to coin collecting and am considering purchasing a particular CGS graded penny. I have searched the penny on the PCGS listing and found the item value to be $210. The seller is asking more than this and I am wondering if there's any general guidelinies to if you should always be buying below value pirce for PCGS graded coins or paying the same, or more?

The Blue Sheet is approximately the minimum you should expect to pay for a particular coin. For commonly sold coins you can consider it a maximum price too but for scarcer coins you may need to pay a premium over the listed price. The safest way is to look up the sales history with a gold level subscription, if the coin commonly sells at a lower price then you'd know to look past it, if it's its first time on the market in a few years, the Blue Sheet price may be undervalued.

Alternatively you can estimate the coin's rarity by using the PCGS population chart: http://www.pcgs.com/pop/. If the counts are low in the coin's current grade and above, then it may still command a premium.