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Late Australian Imperial Coins—1954 half penny, 1964 penny, 1963 threepence, 1960 sixpence, 1960 shilling, 1962 florin, 1951 florin, and 1954 florin. Pre-decimal Australian coins arose when the Federation of Australia gave the constitutional power to Commonwealth of Australia to mint its own coinage in 1901.
The first postmaster of South Australia was Thomas Gilbert, appointed in 1836. Letters sent or received were charged one penny. [1] The first Post Office Act of 1839 established rates of 3 or 6 pence for letters delivered within the colony. By 1840 there were six post offices. In July 1841 a rate based on weight and distance was implemented.
The Australian pre-decimal halfpenny coin, commonly known as a ha’penny (pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p ə n i /), [1] was the smallest denomination of the Australian Pound in circulation. It was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny, 1 / 24 of a shilling, or 1 / 480 of a pound. [ 2 ]
In 2016, one of these pennies sold at auction for $282,000. 5. 1909 VDB Matte Proof Lincoln Penny — $258,000 Older coins tend to be worth more the longer they are around.
A genuine 1930 penny. The 1930 penny is one of the rarest Australian coins, due to a very small number being minted, [1] and holds the record as the most valuable copper penny in the world. [2] It is highly sought after by coin collectors, and a 1930 penny in very fine condition can be worth A$45,000 or more. [3]
On 7 April 1963 the government announced that a system of decimal currency was to be introduced into Australia at the earliest practicable date, and gave February 1966, as the tentative change-over date. [15] On 14 February 1966, the Australian pound was replaced by the Australian dollar [16] with the conversion
The first set was a huge set with over sixty values ranging from 3d to £500. In 1901 a new set was issued portraying King Edward VII and in 1920 with the portrait of King George V. In 1930 these were replaced by numeral types which were reissued in 1966 in decimal currency, with values from 1c to $1000.
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