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1. Australian pennies were minted from 1911-1964. Assembling a complete year set of this denomination is very difficult, which three dates are the most likely to be missing from a collection?
2. Pennies were minted for circulation in every year of the 1930s. (1930-39) True or False?
3. In 1919 the Commonwealth government considered replacing the large bronze penny and half penny coins with smaller, lighter coins made from nickel. Which of the following best describes the design of these new coins?
4. Moving to the half penny now, with a mintage of approximately 15,000 pieces, which year is considered to be the scarcest for this denomination?
5. When a coin is minted with the reverse die of one type of coin and the obverse of a different type of coin, it is known as a "Mule". Such a coin was created in 1916 when Australian half pennies were minted with the obverse die for which type of coin?
6. In 1939 two different reverse designs were used for the half penny coin, the older "Commonwealth Of Australia" design and the new kangaroo design. Which is the rarer of the two types?
7. Moving to the silver coins now, most of the silver coins issued during the reign of George VI were minted in Melbourne, however for certain years in the 1940s and 1950s Australian silver coins were also produced at which other mint?
8. There are several Australian overdate error coins recorded, where one of the numbers of a coin's date has another number visible beneath it. The most famous example of this error for three pence coins is the 1924/25 overdate. True or False?
9. Shillings minted in 1921 are something of an oddity in the entire run of Commonwealth silver coins. What makes these coins unusual?
10. Australian silver Florins were minted from 1910-1963. During this run there were four commemorative issues struck, in which years were these four special coins issued?
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