1946 florin
au-florin-1946
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 5 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: circulating, pattern.
Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1946 circulating
Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1946 circulating
Pattern Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1946 pattern
Pattern Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1946 pattern
Pattern Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1946 pattern
Mintage
single-source 21,390,000 pieces
One of the few figures the Royal Mint's reports tie to the date borne by the coin rather than to a report year.
| Figure | Mint | What was counted | Source, and its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,390,000 | Melbourne | struck-dated | Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections
Standard Silver Florins, £376,400 ; Quaternary Silver Florlns, £2,139,000, |
Varieties recorded for this coin
A variety is a claim about a coin, and claims differ in how well they are evidenced. The grade beside each says what kind of source stands behind it. This catalogue prints no valuations, so nothing here tells you what a variety is worth.
| Variety | How you tell it apart | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 florin small-void 6 | Small void in date digit 6 | trade
a dealer, auction house or grading service |
source |
| 1946 florin large-void 6 | Void in 6 and 9 relatively the same size | trade
a dealer, auction house or grading service |
source |
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.