Australia 1972 5 Cent Gem Uncirculated PCGS MS67
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| Coin Type: | Australia 5c |
| Grade: | PCGS MS67 Gem Uncirculated |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Mint: | Royal Australian Mint, Canberra |
| Mintage: | 8,256,000 |
| Metal: | Cupro-Nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Mass (approx): | 2.83g |
| Certificate Number: | 84740105 |
| Obverse: | Elizabeth II (Arnold Machin) |
| Reverse: | Echidna (Stuart Devlin) |
| Product Tags: | key date |
A superb example of a low mintage key date 5 cent. For the varieties collector this is the scarcer low echidna (not noted on the holder).
Read Dr Peter Andrews article about the different echidnas or find more information about 5 cent die varieties published in the Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine October 2016 (Volume 19 Number 9). In this article Dr Andrews suggests the low echidna makes up roughly 20% of the 1972 5c mintage.
