The U.S. Mint Goes to War
1942S Australia, Shilling

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: AUSTRALIA - CIRCULATION
Item Description: 1S 1942S KM-39
Full Grade: NGC AU 58
Owner: coin928

Owner Comments:

Australia - 1942-S Shilling KM #39 - Mintage: 4,000,000

Obverse: Head of George VI facing left
Obverse Designer: T. H. Paget
Reverse: Ram's head left above value and date
Reverse Designer: George Kruger Gray

Minted by the US Mint in San Francisco for circulation in Australia during World War II. The primary reason these coins were minted was to satisfy the demand for coinage due to the large number of U.S. servicemen stationed in Australia at the time. The "S" mint mark appears on the reverse of the coin below the rams head and above the "N" in SHILLING.".

Date acquired: 12/5/2009 (Raw coin)
Date graded: 9/24/2019 (Self submitted to NGC)

Rev. 10/6/2019

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