Australia 1972 5 Cent Low Echidna 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: | est. 20% of 8,256,000 |
| Metal: | Cupro-Nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Mass (approx): | 2.83g |
| Certificate Number: | 34761300 |
| 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 and states this on the PCGS 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.
