What is the value of an 1885 Australian Queen Victoria young head coin?

Answer 1

With the possible exception of traders tokens (with the traders business name on them), there were no "Australian" coins minted prior to 1910.

Any coins circulating in Australia prior to 1910, were British coins.

There was a period from 1855 to 1870 when Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns were minted at the newly opened Sydney Mint and had the words "Australia" and "Sydney Mint" on them. These coins were minted for local circulation since the gold had been mined in Australia.

Beyond that, all Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns minted in Australia, were British Coins minted to the British pattern.

Answer 2

First off, an 1895 penny should be the "old head" or "veiled head" design, depicting a crowned Queen Victoria in a veil, bun head pennies, as the name would suggest, depict a younger Queen Victoria wearing her hair in a bun. Really, a lot of the value comes from condition, if the coin is worn near slick, unless you can show it is a rare die variety it might be worth 50 cents, if the coin is in mint state, it could be worth tens of dollars, if it is in mint state and you can show it is a rare die variety it could be worth hundreds.

Answer 3

About $1.50ish