FREE: Two Austrailian Silver three pence coins.A 1960 and wartime 1943 minted in Denver USA.

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Two silver Australian 3 pence coins.A 1960 and a 1943.The 1943 was actually minted in Denver.Has a D on the back.These coins are .925 silver and way about 1.4 grams each.The Australian Threepence is a small silver coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. It was minted from 1910 until 1964, excluding 1913, 1929 - 1933 inclusive, 1937, 1945 and 1946. After decimalisation on 14 February 1966, the coin was equivalent to 2½¢, but was rapidly withdrawn from circulation.

During World War II, between 1942 - 1944, threepence production was supplemented by coinage produced by the United States Mint with coins produced at the San Francisco and Denver mints. Coins minted at the San Francisco mint 1942-1944 contain a small S on the reverse, while coins produced at the Denver mint 1942-1943 have a small D on the reverse.