Good chance this was lost in 1951.

[DigginDownUnder]

I wish they all came out of the ground like this.



I only rinsed the fresh dirt off with water, and you can still see the newly minted shine.



Thanks for looking.

 

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[firemac]

Very nice find

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Good condition would indicate lost recently.

 

[DigginDownUnder]

Just good soil I'd say, this place hasn't been used since the sixties.
And the pre-decimal system ended in Aus in the mid sixties.

 

[RustyGold]

Very nice coin! Congratulations!

 

[Bicster]

Wow great find!