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Australian Threepences minted from 1910 to 1915 were minted at the Royal Mint London and have no mintmark.
Australian Threepences minted from 1916 to 1926 were minted at either the Sydney Mint or the Melbourne Mint. Sydney Mint coins have no mintmark, the coins minted at the Melbourne Mint and have an "M" below the date.
Australian Threepences minted from 1927 to 1941 were minted at the Melbourne Mint and have no mintmark.
Australian Threepences minted from 1942 to 1944 were minted at the Melbourne Mint, the San Francisco Mint (USA) and the Denver Mint (USA). The coins minted at the Melbourne Mint have no mintmark. Coins minted at the San Francisco Mint will have an "S" below the units digit of the date. Coins minted at the Denver Mint will have a "D" below the units digit of the date.
Australian Threepences minted from 1947 to 1964 were minted at the Melbourne Mint and have no mintmark.
Some Australian Threepences minted in 1951 were minted at the Royal Mint London. The mintmark is "PL". The "P" appears above the first "E" in "THREE", the "L" appears above the "E" in "PENCE".
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Where was the 1925 Australian Threepence minted?
An Australian 1925 Threepence minted at the Melbourne Mint will have a small "M" below the date.An Australian 1925 Threepence minted at the Sydney Mint will have no mintmark.
Where was the Australian Threepence minted?
From its initial issue in 1910, until 1915 inclusive, the Australian Threepence was minted at the Royal Mint London and has no mintmark. From 1916 to 1926 inclusive, the Australian Threepence was minted at either the Royal Australian Mint Melbourne or Sydney. Coins minted at the Melbourne Mint have a mintmark "M", coins minted at the Sydney have no mintmark. With a few exceptions, from 1927 to the last minting in 1964, the Australian Threepence was minted at the Royal Australian Mint Melbourne. Coins minted at the Melbourne Mint have a mintmark "M" if they have a mintmark at all. From 1942 until 1951 inclusive, Australian Threepences not minted at the Melbourne Mint exclusively, were minted in addition to the Melbourne coins at the following Mints - 1942 - San Francisco Mint "S", Denver Mint "D" 1943 - San Francisco Mint "S", Denver Mint "D" 1944 - San Francisco Mint "S" 1951 - London Mint "PL"
Where do you find the S mintmark on a 1942 Australian Threepence?
Any 1942, 1943 or 1944 Australian Threepence, will have the "S" (San Francisco) or "D" (Denver) mintmark on the reverse of the coin, on the right hand side, just below the fourth digit of the year. Any coins minted in Melbourne will have no mintmark.
What is another name for a Australian threepence?
The slang term for the Australian Threepence was "tray".
What is the rarest Australian Threepence?
The rarest general circulation Australian Threepence, as distinct from the most valuable, would be the 1942 Threepence minted in Melbourne of which there were 520,000 minted. The other Threepences minted in 1942 were minted in the San Francisco (mintmark = S) and Denver (mintmark = D) mints in the USA. Threepences from this period that were struck in Melbourne have no mint mark. All others will have a mint mark on the reverse below the fourth digit of the year indicating the city where minting occured.
When did Australian threepence stop being made?
The last Australian threepence was struck in 1964.
Where is the mintmark located on a 1942 Australian Threepence?
The Australian 1942 Threepence was minted at one of three mints. The 800,000 coins minted at the Melbourne Mint have no mintmark. The 8 million coins minted at the San Francisco Mint have a small "S" on the reverse below the units digit of the year. The 16 million coins minted at the Denver Mint have a small "D" on the reverse below the units digit of the year. The same applies for all Australian 1943 Threepences.
Why was the 1944 Australian Threepence so small?
The Australian 1944 Threepence was no bigger or smaller than any other Australian Threepence. They were all 16 mm in diameter and weighed 1.41 grams.
What is the value of a 1900 Australian Threepence?
There were no Australian Threepences minted prior to 1910.
Where is the mintmark on Australian 1985 One Dollar coin?
The Australian 1985 One Dollar coin does not have a mintmark. They were all minted at the Royal Australian Mint Canberra.
Where is the mintmark on the Australian 1988 commemorative coin?
All 1988 Australian coins were minted at the Royal Australian Mint Canberra. Since they were all minted at the same place, there is no mintmark.
What is the value of a 1933 Australian Threepence?
Such a coin does not exist. The Royal Australian Mint did not produce any Threepences in 1933.
