Select Coins & Banknotes

Quality Australian
pre-decimal copper

We have recently acquired several rare first date copper and silver coins from a near-complete set. Most are Choice Unc or Gem. The copper are highlighted in blue below. First date silver coins are listed on the Australian Silver page.

Australian halfpennies

Year	Description	Grade	Price A$
1914H	Traces of original red lustre beneath lettering both sides, well struck, highly attractive	gEF/aUnc	275
1919	Gem, full red lustre, one of the finest we have ever seen	Gem	1225
1919	Gem, full red lustre, significant die crack through the word Australia. Extremely rare in a coin so beautiful	Gem	1390
1920	Beautiful coin, very softly struck as usual, with only six pearls clearly visible, but full original red lustre. Flawless fields and rims. Highly attractive.	Gem	1495
1921	Mostly red, some brown toning, well struck, lustrous and most attractive, almost Choice Unc but not quite	Unc	425
1922	Lustrous, mostly brown but some original red, no wear at all	Unc	295
1923	The rarest of all the halfpennies. Excellent example, no significant flaws at all, very hard to find this good, almost Very Fine grade, but not quite	gFine	3750
1923	Highly collectable item, increasingly rare. No significant flaws apart from normal wear from circulation	Fine	3150
1926	Superb coin, well struck, full deep red original lustre, near perfect fields and no wear at all on any of the high points. Only flaw is minor imperfection in the flan under magnification, else Gem	Choice Unc	795
1927	Attractive, full 8 pearls, looks almost EF	gVF	35
1929	Excellent strike with prominent eight pearls and strong centre diamond. Full original flame red lustre. Very minor rim nicks but flawless fields. Highly attractive. Increasingly rare.	Choice Unc	1350
1929	Soft strike but eight pearls and strong centre diamond. Soft even red-brown original colour with underlying red lustre. No problems with fields or rims.	Unc	725
1929	8 clear pearls and strong centre diamond. Minor handling marks only. Most attractive	aEF	35
1929	Appealing coin, 6 clear pearls	aVF	10
1931	Appealing coin, 6 clear pearls	aVF	10
1932	Strong strike with eight pearls and centre diamond. Almost full original red lustre. One of the best we have seen of this date.	Gem	925
1932	Subdued brown sheen as common for this year, but strong eye appeal, obverse lustrous, reverse with matt surface, but no wear or handling marks whatsoever	Unc	325
1933	Full original red lustre reverse, obverse colour tending to brown, clear surfaces and rims, highly attractive	Choice Unc	225
1933	Traces of lustre, good surfaces and rims	EF	85
1934	Gem, full red lustre, one of the finest we have ever seen. Much rarer than catalogues indicate.	Gem	950
1934	Red and brown, significant original lustre underlying the lettering	gEF/aUnc	95
1935	Mostly lustrous original red, some brownish toning on the reverse, most attractive, almost Choice Unc	Unc	295
1935	Mostly brown, traces of original red colour under obverse lettering. Quite attractive, well-priced	aUnc	85
1935	Brown, clear 8 pearls and centre diamond, no significant flaws	EF	25
1936	Highly attractive, well struck, full original red tingeing to purple, prooflike fields. As good as they come	Gem	525
1936	Lustrous purplish-red colour, full original lustre both sides, just starting to tone a deeper red	Choice Unc	445
1936	Attractive, even brown colour, good surfaces and rims	VF	15
1938	Full original red lustre. Strong strike. Flawless coin. One of the nicest we have seen.	Gem	230
1938	Full original red lustre and lovely clear fields. Unusually strong strike with clear obverse hair lines. Just a few very minor bag marks confined to the obverse, else Gem	Choice Unc	165
1938	Virtually as struck, a subdued deep red-brown colour rather than flame orange as common for this period, clear surfaces and rims	Unc	125
1938	Lustrous red and brown, much original colour, well struck, clear surfaces, no significant blemishes	gEF	45
1939	Superb coin. Flawless surfaces. Full original red lustre. One of the best we have seen of this difficult date.	Gem	495
1939	As struck, full original bright orange lustre, clear surfaces and rims, reverse is superb but obverse has a significant dark silver-grey metal streak. If not for this planchet blemish this would be one of the finest we have seen. Special price	Choice Unc	325
1939	Almost as struck, light toning only, clear surfaces and rims, very hard to find this good	Unc	265
1939	Lustrous, obverse brown, reverse with considerable original red, minor obverse handling marks only	aUnc/Unc	125
1939Roo	Rainbow red and brown, considerable original red lustre both sides, strong strike, virtually flawless surfaces and rims	Choice unc	875
1939Roo	Red and brown, unusually strong strike, significant original lustre under lettering, very minor bag marks only	aUnc	395
1939Roo	Even brown colour, strong strike, minimal wear and minor bagging only	aEF	95
1939Roo	Attractive, even brown colour, good surfaces and rims	VF	35
1940	Superb, good strike, lustrous as struck, full original red colour,	Gem	485
1940	Attractive, almost full original red colour, just toning lightly to brown, would be graded Gem elsewhere	Choice Unc	295
1940	Red and brown, significant original lustre under lettering	gEF/aUnc	65
1941	Superb, good strike, as struck, full original red colour	Gem	385
1941	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering	EF	45
1942 Melb	Lustrous, almost full red, very light purplish tinge. 2 very minor surface flaws do not detract. Very rare. Seldom found this good. Almost Gem	Choice Unc	595
1942Perth	Full original flame red colour, soft strike as is frustratingly common, but near perfect rims and fields	Gem	325
1942Perth	Original deep red colour, flawless surfaces, soft strike on slightly streaky planchet	Choice Unc	195
1942Perth	Full original red-brown colour, soft strike, just the very lightest handling marks	Unc	95
1942Perth	Underlying red lustre, hard to find	gEF/aUnc	45
1942India	Full red, superb, as struck. As good as they come	Gem	325
1942India	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering, good surfaces and rims	EF	35
1943Melb	Full red, superb, as struck	Gem	135
1943Melb	Full original lustre, colour a deeper red-brown, almost perfect surfaces and rims	Choice Unc	95
1943Melb	Toned deep red-brown, subdued lustre, almost perfect surfaces and rims	Unc	65
1943India	Attractive light deep red toning, as usual, otherwise as struck, perilously close to Gem	Choice Unc	165
1943India	Light deep red toning, slightly darker than the above item, minimal surface blemishes	Unc	95
1944	Full purplish-red original lustre, rare as such, almost grades Gem	Choice Unc	625
1944	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under obverse lettering, would be graded Unc elsewhere	gEF	135
1944	Dark brown colour, no significant flaws, highly collectable and great value	aEF	45
1945Melb	Original lustre, subdued deep red colour as usual	Choice Unc	245
1945Melb	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering	gEF/aUnc	35
1946	Original golden brown lustre, as usual, almost perfect surfaces and rims, highly attractive, almost Gem	Choice Unc	135
1946	Mostly deep brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering	gEF/aUnc	45
1947	As struck, attractive biscuit red colour as usual, nearly Gem	Choice Unc	135
1947	Darker red colour, lustrous	Unc	75
1947	Mostly deep brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering	gEF/aUnc	20
1948Melb	Lustrous full red colour as struck, virtually perfect surfaces and rims	Gem	155
1948Melb	Red and brown colour, good rims and surfaces, minimal bag marks	Unc	95
1948Melb	Red and brown colour, good rims and surfaces, bag marks visible but do not detract from attractive appearance	gEF/aUnc	65
1948Perth	Original light brown lustre, as usual, minted with worn dies, displaying clear die crack on King's neck, quite attractive	Choice Unc	125
1948Perth	almost full red, virtually as struck, only very light toning	aUnc/Unc	55
1948Perth	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering, good surfaces and rims	EF	15
1949	Clear surfaces, well struck, but subdued red and brown colour as usual	Choice Unc	115
1949	Relatively bright red colour, original lustre	Unc	65
1949	Mostly deep brown colour, original lustre	aUnc/Unc	18
1950Perth	Dark brown colour, traces of original lustre under lettering	EF	35
1951Melb	Full original lustre, superb rainbow colours, as struck, rare as such	Gem	135
1951Melb	Full original lustre, rainbow colours, very light surface marks as usual	Choice Unc	85
1951Melb	Brown colour, no blemishes other than the lightest rubbing	EF	35
1951Perth	Full bright red colour, as struck, superb rainbow planchet with light streaks	Gem	115
1951Perth	Full original red colour, virtually as struck but with light surface marks, probably from the mint	Unc	75
1951 PL	Full original colour, as struck	Gem	55
1951 PL	Lightest toning only, virtually Gem	Choice Unc	35
1952	Choice coin, medium strike on relatively bright red planchet, much better than usual. Minimal planchet streaking does not detract. Near perfect surfaces and rims. One of the nicest we have seen.	Gem	425
1952	Attractive rainbow colours, medium strike, fully lustrous obverse, but some reverse dullness. Still most attractive	Choice Unc	195
1952	Original red-brown colour, subdued lustre but no significant blemishes	Unc/aUnc	85
1952	Signs of circulation, but much original red colour	EF	45
1953	First date of Queen Elizabeth II. Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, dark red colour as usual for Perth minted coins	Choice Unc	65
1953	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, dark red colour and some blotchiness in the metal as usual for Perth coins	Unc	45
1953	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Choice Unc	285
1953	Full red, but subdued lustre	Unc	20
1954	Full colour, as struck	Choice Unc	70
1954	Full red, but slightly dull colour	Unc	40
1955	Full colour, almost full lustre, rainbow toning	Choice Unc	55
1955	Full red, but slightly dull colour	Unc	35
1959	Full red colour, brilliant as struck	Gem	55
1959	Full red, but slightly dull colour	Unc	25
1960	Full colour, as struck	Gem	20
1961	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	15
1961	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	60
1961	Full colour, almost as struck, light toning	Unc	9
1962	Full colour, as struck	Gem	15
1962	Full colour, almost as struck, light toning	Unc	9
1963	Full colour, as struck	Gem	12
1964	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	10
1964	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	30

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Australian halfpenny varieties and oddities

no date	W.D.Wood Montpellier Retreat Inn token	ave circ	35
1913	Wide date variety	ave circ	18
1921	Curious reverse die crack just inside inner circle	ave circ	10
1926	Cowboy hat die crack, from B in obverse legend through crown to R	ave circ	10
1926	Prominent die cracks almost the thickness of the lettering, both sides. Quite rare	Fine/gFine	75
1927	Light reverse die crack from rim to rim through 9 and I	VF/gVF	18
1946	Die crack through obverse star and NNY	gVF/aEF	10

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Australian pennies

Year	Description	Grade	Price (A$)
1912	Even dark toning, no significant flaws	gEF	265
1913	Reverse almost full original red lustre,just light toning in the centre and some darker patches under part of the lettering. Obverse red and brown with light field flecking. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, medium strike, excellent rims	Unc	975
1913	Traces of original red lustre both sides	aUnc/Unc	595
1914	Considerable original red lustre both sides, eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, medium strike, no flaws	Unc	1950
1914	Reverse traces of red lustre, eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, no flaws	aUnc/Unc	1350
1914	Unusually clear surfaces and good rims, clear six pearls and centre diamond	gFine/aVF	45
1916	Substantial original red colour both sides, but partially toned brownish red. Good rims and a firm strike, but just the lightest obverse rubbing on the rim of the crown and the centre diamond. No significant surface blemishes. Strong eye appeal, almost Choice Unc but not quite	Unc	525
1917	Attractive lustre, mostly original red colour, but starting to tone brownish red. Strong eye appeal, almost Gem Unc but not quite	Choice Unc	625
1918	Red and brown colour, much original red. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, no significant rim or surface blemishes.	Unc	2125
1920 dot above	Circulated condition, but quite collectable	Average	12
1920 dot below	Circulated condition, but quite collectable	Average	12
1920 double dot	Circulated condition, but quite collectable	Average	45
1920	Set of three coins: dot above, dot below and double dot, circulated condition	Average	60
1925	attractive even brown colour, six clear pearls, centre diamond defined, two very minor edge knocks, no other obvious flaws	goodVF	525
1925	usual brown colour, six clear pearls, diamond no longer clear, good rims, no obvious flaws	aVF	295
1925	A couple of small knocks on rims and one reverse mark through the N in 'commonwealth', else attractive aFine	VG/aFine	185
1926	Underlying lustre, signs of circulation, but unusually well preserved	VF/aEF	65
1927	Almost full red obverse, reverse darker colour, streaky planchet as is common. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, no significant rim or surface blemishes, virtually Choice Unc	Unc	825
1928	Broken 8 variety. Full original red mint lustre, near perfect surfaces, well struck, full eight pearls and centre diamond	Gem	2750
1932	Mostly full original red colour, near perfect rims and fields, well struck, full eight pearls and centre diamond, reverse particularly brilliant	Gem	1450
1933	Lightly toned reverse, obverse brilliant as struck. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, no significant rim or surface blemishes.	Choice Unc	435
1933	Significant original red lustre, but some minor field marks	aUnc/Unc	145
1934	Strong strike, flawless rims and surfaces, lustrous red and brown. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond. Almost Choice Unc	Unc	295
1934	dark toning, no significant flaws	EF	70
1935	Lustrous, deep red-brown colour with underlying bluish lustre, well struck, clear surfaces and rims	Choice unc	675
1935	Significant original red lustre both sides, mostly confined to underlying the lettering. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, medium strike, excellent rims.	Unc	285
1936	Both sides brilliant as struck. Eight clear pearls and strong centre diamond, no significant rim or surface blemishes. Faint reverse toning and slight contrast in obverse colour do not detract. One of the finest we have seen.	Gem	800
1936	Recently sourced from a collector in England. Slightly streaky planchet, as is common, but flawless surfaces and perfect rims. This coin is unusually sharply struck, with lots of that elusive 'eye appeal' required for a strict Gem grading. Colour is a most attractive original orange-red with minimal soft toning.	Choice Unc	625
1938	Full original red lustre, as struck, highly attractive	Gem	460
1938	Full original lustre, as struck, obverse particularly bright orange-red, minor reverse flan flaw, lightest handling marks only, most attractive	Choice Unc	360
1938	Clear surfaces, well struck, minimal handling marks, even red-brown toning	Unc	255
1938	Dark biscuit red colour, clear surfaces, well struck	aUnc	155
1938	Clear surfaces, well struck, light handling marks, even red-brown toning	EF	95
1939	Full original golden red lustre, strong strike, clear surfaces and rims. Highly attractive	Gem	385
1939	Deep red colour, underlying original lustre, well struck, minimal handling marks	Choice Unc	225
1939	Deep red colour, lustrous, well struck, light handling marks only	EF/aUnc	85
1940 Melb	Lustrous, original golden red-brown toning, virtually flawless surfaces, almost Choice Unc	Choice Unc	425
1940 Melb	Lustrous, red-brown, minor obverse flan flaws, otherwise only microscopic handling marks	aUnc/Unc	115
1940 K.G	Original dark brown toning, no significant flaws, extremely rare	Choice Unc	1850
1940 K.G	Dark toning, no significant flaws other than very light handling marks	Unc	850
1940 K.G	Mostly brown, traces of red, most attractive	aUnc	425
1941 Perth	Brown colour, well struck, minor handling marks mostly confined to the obverse	aUnc	65
1941 K.G	Full red-brown original lustre, soft strike but flawless surfaces, very rare as such	Choice Unc	795
1941 K.G	Full original red-brown lustre, but just the lightest obverse toning patches	Unc	565
1941 K.G	Full red even colour both sides, but just the lightest rubbing on the high points	aUnc/Unc	325
1941 K.G	Toned brown, light rubbing on the high points, otherwise good rims and surfaces	EF	95
1942 Perth	Full golden red original lustre, soft strike but most attractive	Choice Unc	275
1942 Perth	Original colour on dark planchet, unusually bright red, medium strike, one small obverse toning patch only, otherwise Choice Unc	Unc	140
1942 Perth	Original lustre, obverse flawless but light marks and one small metal flaw on reverse, still highly attractive	aUnc	75
1942 India	Very light toning only, no flaws	Choice Unc	285
1942 India	Toned, but considerable underlying red colour, no surface blemishes	Unc	195
1942 India	Toned, but considerable original red colour, minor handling marks only	aUnc	95
1943 Melb	Full original colour, unusually bright red, flawless rims and surfaces	Gem	325
1943 Melb	Lustrous deep red, flawless rims and surfaces	Choice Unc	265
1943 Melb	Original red colour, microscopic surface marks	Unc	145
1943 Melb	Dark red colour, minimal surface marks	gEF	85
1943 Perth	Full original rainbow red colour, almost flawless rims and surfaces	Gem	325
1943 Perth	Original biscuit red colour, subdued lustre, flawless rims and surfaces	Choice Unc	185
1943 Perth	Almost full red as struck, visible die crack	aUnc/Unc	135
1943 India	Full red, brilliant as struck, ex mint roll. Limited stock available	Gem	285
1943 India	Virtually full red, just the lightest hint of toning	Choice Unc	185
1944 Melb	Full original lustre, unusually bright red colour, flawless rims and surfaces, and just the lightest obverse planchet streaking and darker toning. Extremely rare this good. One of the finest we have seen.	Gem	1250
1944 Melb	Full original dark red colour, almost flawless rims and surfaces, lightest planchet streaking, but unusually even colour. Perilously close to Gem	Choice Unc	950
1944 Melb	Attractive subdued lustre, light wear evident. Rare	aUnc	245
1944 Perth	Full original rainbow red colour, as struck, medium strike, strong eye appeal	Gem	185
1944 Perth	Full red, as struck, no flaws but soft strike	Choice Unc	155
1944 Perth	Most attractive, full original colour, relatively strong strike, light obverse field bag mark does not detract	Choice Unc	155
1944 Perth	Original biscuit red colour, subdued lustre, flawless rims and surfaces, soft strike	Unc	95
1944 Perth	Dark red colour, minimal surface marks, soft strike	gEF/aUnc	55
1945	Deep chocolate brown colour as usual, but well struck, no significant blemishes	Choice Unc	195
1945	Attractive subdued lustre, light handling marks only	aUnc	85
1946	Well struck, even brown colour	gVF	135
1947 Melb	Full deep red original colour, superb	Gem	295
1947 Melb	Attractive subdued lustre, no significant handling marks	Choice Unc	185
1947 Perth	Full original bright red, very fine reverse die crack through roo's tail does not detract. Perfectly even colour, clear planchet and relatively strong strike. As such one of the finest we have seen. Very rare.	Gem	1650
1947 Perth	Full original red colour, soft strike as usual, only very minimal mint handling marks. Very rare	Choice Unc	950
1947 Perth	Mostly brown but traces of original red under the lettering	gEF	135
1947 Perth	Even brown toning, no flaws at all. Rare	EF	65
1948 Melb	Full red, superb	Gem	85
1948 Melb	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Choice Unc	35
1948 Melb	Full red, minimal handling marks, highly attractive	gEF/aUnc	15
1948 Perth	Virtually as struck, usual soft biscuit brown colour, full original even lustre. Medium to strong strike. Very rare	Choice Unc	1675
1948 Perth	Almost as struck, with full original lustre. Brownish red colour, slightly darker than usual. Small planchet flaw does not detract unduly. Medium strike. Clear surfaces. Very rare	Choice Unc	1375
1948 Perth	Mostly brown, but well struck and most attractive	gEF	135
1949	Full red, superb	Gem	120
1949	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Choice Unc	85
1949	Lustrous, red and brown	Unc	25
1950 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck	Gem	95
1950 Melb	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Choice Unc	55
1950 Melb	Mainly red, minimal handling marks, highly attractive	gEF/aUnc	15
1950 Perth	Full original rainbow red colour, well struck, flawless rims and surfaces, small carbon spotting does not detract. Strong eye appeal.	Gem	575
1950 Perth	Full original dark red lustre, unusually well struck, minimal spotting from the mint process does not detract.	Choice Unc	365
1950 Perth	Brownish planchet colour as usual, but good strike and excellent surfaces and rims	Unc	195
1950 Perth	Mainly red, minimal handling marks, highly attractive	gEF/aUnc	95
1951 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck	Gem	75
1951 Melb	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Choice Unc	55
1951 Melb	Mostly full red, light toning, minimal handling marks	aUnc/Unc	35
1951 Perth	Full original biscuit red colour, unusually free of bag marks, excellent rims, as struck. Only light spots of slightly darker discolouration and microscopic bag marks prevent Gem grading. Very hard to find better.	Choice Unc	525
1951 Perth	Dark red colour, most bag marks confined to the obverse. Reverse nearly Unc	EF	225
1951 PL	Full original red colour, as struck, virtually perfect	Gem	95
1951 PL	Full original red colour, as struck, only the faintest appearance of scuffing due to the inevitable die wear	Choice Unc	70
1951 PL	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Unc	55
1952 Melb	Full original golden red colour, as struck	Gem	95
1952 Melb	Virtually full red, just lightest toning, otherwise Gem	Unc	65
1952 Perth	Full original golden red colour, as struck, on unusually attractive rainbow planchet	Gem	145
1952 Perth	Full original lustre, as struck, darker red colour as usual for Perth minted coins	Choice Unc	115
1952 Perth	Mostly full red, just lightest toning	Unc	65
1953 Melb	Mostly red, but some light even brownish toning, no significant surface blemishes	Unc	55
1953 Perth	Well struck, no surface blemishes at all, rainbow planchet, but toned a darker colour on the reverse, otherwise Gem	Choice Unc	95
1953 Perth	Full original lustre, as struck, darker red colour as usual for Perth minted coins	Unc	75
1955 Melb	Full original flame red colour, as struck, strong strike	Gem	120
1955 Melb	Full original brilliant lustre, prooflike surfaces, toned a rich purple-red, almost Gem	Choice Unc	95
1955 Melb	Mostly full red, just light toning	Unc	55
1956 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck, slightly streaked planchet	Gem	115
1956 Melb	Full original flame red colour, brilliant lustre, just very light carbon spots and obverse toning patches, otherwise Gem	Choice Unc	75
1956 Perth	Full original flame red colour, brilliant lustre, unusually well struck, just a few very light carbon spots as is common, otherwise Gem	Choice Unc	65
1956 Perth	Mostly full red, light toning, minimal handling marks	aUnc/Unc	25
1957 Perth	Full original red colour, as struck, just one small reverse flan flaw, else Gem, quite hard to find	Choice Unc	55
1957 Perth	Mostly full red, light toning, minimal handling marks	Unc	15
1958 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck	Gem	75
1958 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck, slightly streaked planchet, microscopic bagging marks, else Gem	Choice Unc	55
1958 Melb	Mostly full red, light toning, minimal handling marks	Unc	15
1958 Perth	Full original rainbow red colour, as struck, slightly darker obverse	Choice Unc	55
1958 Perth	Full original rainbow red colour, as struck, microscopic bagging marks	Unc	20
1959 Melb	Full original bright red colour, as struck, medium strike, one of the nicest we have seen	Gem	290
1959 Melb	Full original colour, soft strike	Choice Unc	225
1959 Melb	Attractively toned	Unc	90
1959 Perth	Full original red colour, as struck	Gem	75
1959 Perth	Almost full original red colour, just the lightest toning	Choice Unc	35
1960	Full original red colour, as struck	Gem	55
1960	Almost full original colour, just the lightest toning	Choice Unc	35
1961	Full original red colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	35
1961	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	125
1961	Almost full original colour, just the lightest toning	Unc	15
1962	Full original red colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	15
1962	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	60
1962	Almost full original colour, just the lightest toning	Unc	6
1963	Full original red colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	15
1963	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	60
1964 Melb	Full original red colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	7
1964 Melb	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	30
1964 Perth	Full original red colour, as struck, ex mint roll	Gem	7
1964 Perth	Full colour, as struck, ex mint roll, five coins @ special price	Gem	30

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Australian penny varieties and oddities

1922	Extensive die crack through reverse legend from C to F	gFine	18
1922	Die crack through reverse legend from P through inner circle then through EA to rim	aFine	12
1924	Filled 4 variety	Fine	15
1927	Die crack through obverse legend from VS through to D.G	aFine	12
1931 dropped I	Scarce. Interesting variety. Circulated condition, but 8 pearls and centre diamond fully visible	aVF	65
1931 dropped I	Scarce. Similar to the above, but lower grade	aFine	35
1941K.G	Die crack through reverse legend from Y through roo's tail to rim	aFine	12
1942 India	Missing I variety. Well circulated condition, but quite scarce	average	25
1943 Perth	Almost full red as struck, small but visible die crack near obverse rim	aUnc/Unc	135
1943 Perth	Reverse die crack through 3 and roo's tail	Fine	10
1943 India	Long denticles variety and dot before and after penny	VF	45
1943 India	Small reverse die crack through ALIA	average	10
1947 Perth	Several reverse die cracks. Highly unusual	gFine	18
1949	Bitten edge	gFine	8
1952 Melb	Fairly dramatic flan flaw with metal missing from the reverse underneath ENNY and date	EF	35
1962	Double nose variety, much original lustre	aUnc	35

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