Series 01 Part 07: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency, the Dump
Series 01 Part 07: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency, the Dump
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Date
1812-1829
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Contents
121 coins
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Copyright status:Public domain
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Issue Copy
Partly Digitised : DN/C 586 ; DN/C 607 ; DN/C 620
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Series 01 Part 07: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency, the Dump
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See also:
Series 01 Part 06: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian holey dollar currency
Digital order no:Album ID : 1003704
Description source
SAFE/DN/C 516-590 and SAFE/DN/C 592-637 are described on shelf list cards with Mira classification.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
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Administrative / Biographical history
The Holey dollar and dump were introduced in New South Wales in 1812 to relieve the shortage of coins in the colony. They remained legal tender until approximately 1829. The coins were cut and restruck from coins originally issued by mints in Spain and South America. The outer ring and dump were counterstamped with the name of the colony and the ne...
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Record Identifier
1bGdQKlY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGdQKlY
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950595
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