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AUSTRALIA: AR pattern dollar, 1967, Choice toned Unc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Australia Start Price:950.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD
AUSTRALIA: AR pattern dollar, 1967, Choice toned Unc
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1,200.00USD+ (240.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 May 13 @ 18:36UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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AUSTRALIA: AR pattern dollar, 1967, KM-XM2, unofficial issue by Andor Meszaros for Pinches, swan flying left; below, AUSTRALIA over small crown and date // large 100 over wattle tree, mintage of only 1,500 pieces, with original case of issue! Choice toned Unc, Scarce. While this coin is not an official issue, it is now part of numismatic history that has attained significant status with collectors. When decimal currency was introduced in 1966, collectors were surprised to learn that a one dollar coin was not considered as part of the new lineup. The editor of the Australian Coin Review took up the challenge and conducted a competition among readers. The "Swan Dollar" (more commonly called the Goose Dollar) was the winning entry and the design was forwarded to the relevant Government Department. When the design was rejected, the competition organizers decided to have it privately minted.