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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Errors and Varieties => Topic started by: planchetflaw on August 18, 2015, 01:39:06 PM

Title: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: planchetflaw on August 18, 2015, 01:39:06 PM
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone who had been to the mint recently could remember if the attached photo was of potential designs for a $1 coin or potential designs for a 50c. Unfortunately I was too stupid to get a photo with all the details.

Thanks,

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Title: RE: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: serial on August 18, 2015, 02:08:25 PM
I think it is the $1
Title: RE: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: Mister T on August 18, 2015, 05:42:27 PM
I think it's for a $1 too - one exactly like one of them (can't remember which) sold at auction recently.
Title: RE: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: serial on August 18, 2015, 06:27:32 PM
https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=338096
Here it is passed in at nobles
Title: RE: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: planchetflaw on August 25, 2015, 03:59:36 PM
Thank you. I saw that one but just wasn't sure if it was the same as the one held at the RAM on display.

Thanks again!
Title: RE: 1966 Pattern $1 or 50c?
Post by: trout on August 25, 2015, 04:08:38 PM
At 24.42g this would be a lot larger than a 25mm dollar coin.
No size is mentioned on the Nobles listing but I imagine it may have been Crownish size with that much metal in it.
Probably the same size as the Swan Dollar.
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