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  2. Penny (Australian coin) - Wikipedia

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    One Australian penny was worth 1 ⁄ 12 Australian shilling, 1 ⁄ 24 Australian florin, 1 ⁄ 60 Australian crown, and 1 ⁄ 240 Australian pound. The coin was equivalent in its dimensions and value to the British pre-decimal penny, as the two currencies were originally fixed at par. The coin was introduced in 1911, while the last penny was ...

  3. Coins of the Australian pound - Wikipedia

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    A year later Australian pennies and half-pennies entered circulation. Unlike in New Zealand, there was no half-crown. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia. A crown or five-shilling coin was minted in 1937 and 1938. Coinage of the Australian pound was replaced by decimalised coins of the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966 ...

  4. If You Own Any Old Australian Coins, They Could Be Worth up ...

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    The rarity of this coin has pushed its value to more than $340,000 USD. ... If You Own Any Old Australian Coins, They Could Be Worth up to $1.3 Million. Show comments. Advertisement.

  5. Coins of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Spanish dollars were sometimes cut into "pieces of eight", quarters, and then into 2/3 and 1/3 segments, with the 2/3 segments (1/6 of original coin) being "shillings" and the 1/3 segments (1/12 of original coin) "sixpences" [1] In 1791 Governor Phillip of New South Wales fixed the value of the Spanish dollar to equal five shillings.

  6. 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies - AOL

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    Collectors and numismatics professionals use something called the Sheldon Scale to grade coins on a scale of 1 to 70, with coins rated at 70 holding the highest value. Color, the coin’s wear and ...

  7. Halfpenny (Australian) - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  8. History of Australian currency - Wikipedia

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    Instead, in 1971, Australia pegged the Australian dollar to the United States dollar at a rate of A$1 = US$1.12. [21] [4] Since 1969, the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra has produced all Australian coins. Until 1970, the Melbourne and Perth Mints operated under the jurisdiction of the Royal Mint, as had the Sydney Mint until it was closed in ...

  9. Australian pound - Wikipedia

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    The Deakin government's Coinage Act 1909 [3] distinguished between "British coin" and "Australian coin", giving both status as legal tender of equal value. The Act gave the Treasurer the power to issue silver, bronze and nickel coins, with the dimensions, size, denominations, weight and fineness to be determined by proclamation of the Governor-General.