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A complete set in this grade is extremely uncommon to see on the market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: small dark spot on face of the kangaroo on the reverse of the 50c coin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thompsons Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49969113825513,"sku":"TC07162","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9824\/7913\/files\/IMG_2906.jpg?v=1767056825"},{"product_id":"2009-australia-20-cent-coin-ms70-top-pop","title":"2009 Australia 20 Cent Coin MS70 (Top Pop)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1 of only 8 of this particular coin to be graded MS70.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thompsons Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49969420337385,"sku":"TC07185","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9824\/7913\/files\/245790452_1.jpg?v=1767066271"},{"product_id":"2014-c-mintmark-2-green-peace-dove-remembrance-coin-ms69","title":"2014 C Mintmark $2 Green Peace Dove Remembrance Coin MS69","description":"","brand":"Thompsons Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50060087886057,"sku":"TC07308","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9824\/7913\/files\/252953067.jpg?v=1768965322"},{"product_id":"1823-hobart-town-four-spanish-dollar-promissory-note-vg","title":"1823 Hobart Town Four Spanish Dollar Promissory Note VG","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"545\"\u003eThe 1823 Hobart Town Four Spanish Dollar Promissory Note is an exceptional survivor from the earliest years of Van Diemen’s Land. Issued during a chronic shortage of official coinage, such notes underpinned trade in the fledgling settlement of Hobart Town. Denominated in Spanish dollars — the dominant international currency of the era — it reflects the improvised monetary system that sustained Australia’s frontier economy. Scarce and historically significant, it offers collectors a tangible connection to Tasmania’s convict-period commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"1112\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis example is signed by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas James Lempriere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1796–1852), a British colonial administrator who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1822. Lempriere served in the Commissariat Department at Maria Island, Sarah Island, Hobart and Port Arthur, rising to Assistant Commissary General. Beyond his official duties, he was a noted diarist of the penal settlements, a self-taught portrait and landscape artist, and a pioneering naturalist whose tidal records at Port Arthur represent some of the earliest sea-level observations in the Southern Hemisphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: reinforced with archival tape on the back of the note.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thompsons Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50261816312041,"sku":"TC07752","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9824\/7913\/files\/IMG_3243.jpg?v=1770952705"},{"product_id":"1923-australia-halfpenny-xf40-key-date","title":"1923 Australia Halfpenny XF40 (Key Date)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf the 1930 Penny is the 'King' of predecimal coinage the 1923 Halfpenny would be the logical 'Prince'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith an estimated mintage of just 15,000 it is incredibly rare and particularly in higher grades. I would place this example in the upper-middle range for the 1923 Halfpenny. A bump up in grade would add a significant premium to the price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1923 Halfpenny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.67 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComposition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc 0.5% Tin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMelbourne\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eXF40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Thompsons Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50659669442793,"sku":"TC07656","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9824\/7913\/files\/222852511.jpg?v=1696500044"}],"url":"https:\/\/thompsonscoins.com.au\/collections\/rarities\/predecimal-banknote.oembed","provider":"Thompsons Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}