1918 florin
au-florin-1918
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 2 of these and photographs each one, which is a documented proof that a coin bearing this date exists. It says nothing about how many were struck, and is not counted as a mintage anywhere here.
What they hold: specimen, circulating.
Specimen Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1918 specimen
Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1918 circulating
Mintage
no-coin-dated-figure 2,095,000 pieces
No document names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1918. This counts what the Melbourne branch put out during report year 1918, which is a different quantity.
| Figure | Mint | What was counted | Source, and its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,095,000 | Melbourne | issued what the Melbourne branch issued during report year 1918 |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch silver and bronze returns 1916 to 1926
lorins 2,095,000 209,500 Shillings 3,762,000 188,100 Sixpences 916,000 22,900 Threepences 3,118,000 38,975 Total 14,860,493 {5,428,968 The average weight per piece issued and the average assay of the £209,500 x 10 coins per pound |
| 20,948,340 | Melbourne (attributed by the appendix footnote) | delivered what the Melbourne (attributed by the appendix footnote) branch delivered during report year 1918 |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch silver and bronze returns 1916 to 1926
Ai‘ssitlvelit Figiin I 2,094,832 I “’09é83 4 i é 209.§88 4 I £ , d I I‘Jtmng _ 2012326469.), 1_ “7 J 1 520 1,, 9 217 3 2 i 90 - Shilling I 8,760,880 I 188044 , 193.044 I I ' “ I I I‘ “ -2 —I 15‘ 14 9 £2,094,834 x 10 coins per pound |
What this page does not tell you
It does not tell you what the coin is worth. A catalogue can honestly report how many were struck, what metal is in one, and what the documents say. It cannot report a market price without either inventing it or copying someone who might have. So this catalogue reports the first three and stays quiet about the fourth.