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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 1458646, member: 8703&quot;]Many countries would have different dates.&nbsp; British and Irish coins in a &quot;modern&quot; era would begin with decimalization in 1971.&nbsp; In Australia, decimalization occured in 1966, while in New Zealand it happened in 1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our Canadian friends would most likely be in 1968 when the remaining silver content was dropped to all nickel planchets.&nbsp; You could also make the case for 1937 and beyond coinage when the current reverse designs were employed.</p><p><br /></p><p>A modern series in the USA would be the rise of clad coinage in 1965.</p><p><br /></p><p>Monetary reforms or political change would be convenient breakpoints in many countries.&nbsp; The creation of the Euro in 1999-2002 is a very important period in the European Union.</p><p><br /></p><p>In South Africa, it was the elimination of the vestiges of dominion status and the creation of the republic in 1961 as well as decimalization in 1960.&nbsp; In Russia, the break-up of the Soviet Union into its 15 constituent parts would be &quot;modern&quot; breakpoint.</p><p><br /></p><p>There would be many, many examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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