Australian coins / Sixpence

Australian sixpence

The whole series: 7 dated issues, each opening to the document its figure came from, plus 34 branch mint production records.

YearDesignMintageWhat the figure is

1962 Standard design not recorded no figure

This coin has a page of its own, because the report states the date these coins bore.

1962 sixpence: the full record →

1957 Standard design 1,296,000 single-source

This coin has a page of its own, because the report states the date these coins bore.

1957 sixpence: the full record →

1956 Standard design 2,464,000 single-source

This coin has a page of its own, because the report states the date these coins bore.

1956 sixpence: the full record →

1951 Standard design 8,180,061 single-source

single-source 8,180,061 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
8,180,061	London	struck-dated	Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections During the year 8,180,061 sixpences, 17,151,405 threepences,

1948 Standard design 6,240,000 single-source

single-source 6,240,000 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
6,240,000	Melbourne	struck-dated	Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections coining being :——Quaternary Silver—Sixpences £156,000 and Three-

1946 Standard design 10,024,000 single-source

single-source 10,024,000 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
10,024,000	Melbourne	struck-dated	Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections Shillings, £503,600 and Sixpences £250,600.

1936 Standard design 2,228,000 single-source

single-source 2,228,000 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
2,228,000	Melbourne	struck-dated	Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections shillings, 61,2001, sixpences 55,7001, threepences 57,4001. and New

Every year above opens to the documents behind its figure. 3 of 7 also have a page of their own, where there was more to say than a row can hold.

What the mints reported

These are not mintages by date, and this catalogue will not print them as if they were. They are what the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth branches reported striking, delivering or issuing during a report year. A single year's delivery routinely carried two dates: the 1958 report says florins and sixpences to a stated value "were dated 1957; the remainder of the coin delivered being dated 1958".

34 records. 31 of them are recorded in pounds sterling rather than in coins, because that is how the mints kept the books. 6 name the date borne by the coin.

Report year	Mint	As printed	Unit	In pieces	What was counted	The report's own words
1910	Sydney	£28,100	pounds	1,124,000 (£28,100 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	in ttorins, "2,2001. in shillings, 28.100]. in sixpeuces, and 10,500].
1920	Sydney	£29,100	pounds	1,164,000 (£29,100 x 40 coins per pound)	delivered	wealth Treasury, under contract, 26,1001. in shillings, 29,1001. in
1922	Sydney	£37,200	pounds	1,488,000 (£37,200 x 40 coins per pound)	struck-in-report-year	was 37,200]. in sixpences and 14,425]. in l’1alfpence.
1923	Sydney	1,248,000	pieces	1,248,000 (£31,200 x 40 coins per pound)	struck-in-report-year	conﬁned to sixpences and halfpence, 1,248,000 pieces (31,2001.) of
1925	Melbourne	£54,400	pounds	2,176,000 (£54,400 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	:);),;(l()l. : Sixpences 54,4lllll. ; threepences 37,800]. ’ ’
1927	Melbourne	£89,800	pounds	3,592,000 (£89,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	1; ‘1 threepences, 84,0001: viz), :_'1 ~ 1 1ngs,70,8001.; s1xpences,89,801[,; Much care was given to making the special issue of Canberra ‘1.1,1f ‘
1928	Melbourne	£68,025	pounds	2,721,000 (£68,025 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	coining being ﬂorins, 1962001.; shillings, 33,2001; sixpences, 68,0251;
1934	Melbourne	£25,600	pounds	1,024,000 (£25,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	ﬂorins, 167,4001.; shillings, 24,0001; sixpences, 25,6001; threepences,
1935	Melbourne	£9,800	pounds	392,000 (£9,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	sixpences, 9,8001; threepences, 35,0001, and New Guinea shillings
1936	Melbourne	£45,000	pounds	1,800,000 (£45,000 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences, 45,0001. ; threepences, 45,0001. ; and New Guinea shillings
1937	Melbourne	£55,700	pounds	2,228,000 (£55,700 x 40 coins per pound)	issueddated 1936	shillings, 61,2001, sixpences 55,7001, threepences 57,4001. and New
1938	Melbourne	£71,600	pounds	2,864,000 (£71,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	shillings, 742001., sixpences, 71,600l., threepences 570001., and New
1945	Melbourne	£252,400	pounds	10,096,000 (£252,400 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Florins, £1,197,000 ; shillings, £211,400 ; and sixpences, £252,400. In
1945	unstated	£252,400	pounds	10,096,000 (£252,400 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences . 1 . . 252,400
1946	Melbourne	£250,600	pounds	10,024,000 (£250,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issueddated 1946	Shillings, £503,600 and Sixpences £250,600.
1947	unstated	£250,600	pounds	10,024,000 (£250,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences ... 250,600
1948	Melbourne	£39,600	pounds	1,584,000 (£39,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	£206,600; Sixpences, £39,600 and Threepences, £327,600.
1948	unstated	£39,600	pounds	1,584,000 (£39,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences ... ... ... 39,600
1949	Melbourne	£156,000	pounds	6,240,000 (£156,000 x 40 coins per pound)	issueddated 1948	coining being :——Quaternary Silver—Sixpences £156,000 and Three-
1950	Melbourne	£256,800	pounds	10,272,000 (£256,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	coining being:——Silver, shillings £359,400, sixpences £256,800 and three-
1950	unstated	£256,800	pounds	10,272,000 (£256,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences 256,800
1951	London	£500,000	pounds	20,000,000 (£500,000 x 40 coins per pound)	unstated	gladly accepted orders for £500,000 in sixpences, £500,000 in three-
1951	London	8,180,061	pieces		struck-in-report-yeardated 1951	During the year 8,180,061 sixpences, 17,151,405 threepences,
1952	London	11,843,939	pieces		struck-in-report-year	AUSTRALIA.—Du1‘ing 1952 this Department struck 11 84 '
1952	Melbourne	£52,800	pounds	2,112,000 (£52,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	pences, £52,800 ; threepences, £167,400.
1952	unstated	£353,400	pounds	14,136,000 (£353,400 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Sixpences . . . . . . 353,400
1953	Melbourne	£28,800	pounds	1,152,000 (£28,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Silverz—Florins, £1,150,600; shillings, £610,200; sixpences, £28,800; threepences, , 1
1954	Melbourne	£120,800	pounds	4,832,000 (£120,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	ﬂorins, £2,020,600; shillings, £809,400; sixpences, £120,800; threepences,
1955	Melbourne	£427,200	pounds	17,088,000 (£427,200 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Florins, £31,200; shillings, £348,400; sixpences £427,200 and threepences,
1956	Melbourne	£136,000	pounds	5,440,000 (£136,000 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	Florins, £809,000; shillings, £329,400; Sixpences, £136,000 and threepencesy
1957	Melbourne	£343,800	pounds	13,752,000 (£343,800 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	ﬂorins, £927,800; shillings, £633,400; sixpences, £343,800 and threepences,
1957	Melbourne	£61,600	pounds	2,464,000 (£61,600 x 40 coins per pound)	struck-dateddated 1956	coin, sixpences to the value of £61,600 and threepences to the value of £29,400
1958	Melbourne	£448,600	pounds	17,944,000 (£448,600 x 40 coins per pound)	issued	follows: ﬂorins, £897,200; shillings, £370,600; sixpences, £448,600;_threepences,
1958	Melbourne	£32,400	pounds	1,296,000 (£32,400 x 40 coins per pound)	struck-dateddated 1957	of £32,400 were dated 1957; the remainder of the coin delivered being dated 1958.