Anyone know Australian mintmarks??
mart
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I have an Australian sixpence from 1942 and I am trying to tell what the mint mark is !! It looks like a D or an O but it is hard to see !! Is there a mint mark with either of those letters ?? I also have another sixpence that is 1912 that has one side that the impression is almost nonexistant ! Is this common with these coins? It is much thinner than the more modern coins, but would that contribute to excessive wear on one side or is this simply a weak strike ?? It only shows on one side and all the rest is clearly legible !!
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Below XF Krause values them at melt (about 73¢ at the close of the market today). The Denvers are listed at $2 XF and $10 Unc.
Sorry, I can't help with the 1912 strike question.
Mart
The US mints supplied coins under the lend lease arrangement, with both Denver (D) and San Fransico (S) kicking in to help.
In 1942 6d's were made at Melbourne, Denver and San Fransico, with the 2 US versions available readily in high grades.
In 1946 we changed to a 50% silver alloy and silver reclaimed from old coins was returned to the US, in 1956 we sent over "6 million pounds worth" of silver.
The 1912 coin sounds like the victim of exssesive wear, not uncommon for these to wear on one side more than the other.
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