The 1943 florins

1943 Florins
Designation | F43M-5D | F43F-5D
Mint | Melbourne | San Francisco
Mint mark | None | S over date
Mintage | 12,562,000 | 11,000,000

There are no known varieties of the 1943 florin as struck in Melbourne. Unlike the 1942 florins struck in San Francisco, the 1943 coins don't seem to show much variation in the position of the mint mark. I have found two positions, and of course there may be more. There is also a trivial variety arising from a die fault.

Reverse of 1943 florin
| F43M.5D Melbourne issue, no mint mark.
| F43F.5D San Fransisco issue, S above date

Mintmark variations of the 1943 San Francisco florin
| A normal mint mark which appears on all 1943 florins minted in San Francisco.
| A mint mark position variety. The S is slightly further to the right. Less common than the variety illustrated above but by no means scarce.
| A minor variety caused by a die fault. The protrusion which punches the lower loop of the S has broken off. This seems to be a common error and probably does not add value to the coin.

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