No 1937 Australian Pennies were minted for general circulation. There were 10 trial pattern coins minted with the usual King George VI on the obverse and kangaroo on the reverse. Possibly valued at $100,000 AUD. There were 8 trial pattern Uniface coins minted with "MODEL" on the obverse and kangaroo on the reverse. Possibly valued at $40,000 AUD. There was 1 trial pattern Uniface silver minted with "MODEL" on the obverse and kangaroo on the reverse. Possibly valued at $50,000 AUD.
An Australian 1930 Penny is the rarest coin that has ever been released into general circulation in Australian history. Only 3,000 were minted and of those, 1,500 still exist and are trading in todays market. They are still arguing about why the 1930 Penny was released at all.
There are only 6 proof coins known to exist, 3 in museums and 3 in private collections.
Depending on who you choose to believe, a proof 1930 Penny might go for anything between $250,000 and $500,000 AUD. One of the private collectors has recently declined an offer of $1,000,000 AUD for his proof coin.
An uncirculated 1930 penny in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $150,000 AUD. If it is in less than mint condition, it might fetch as little as $10,000 to $15,000 AUD.
A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation. Authentication and verification of such coins is vital.
None. The last Australian Penny was minted in 1964 and they were all withdrawn from circulation by 1967.
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The last Australian Penny was minted in 1964.
Their place in the Australian currency was replaced by the 1 cent coin in 1966.
There were 363,000 bronze 1946 Australian George VI Pennies minted.
The 1911 Australian Penny was the first Penny to be issued as a part of Australias new currency.
3.768 million of them were minted at the Royal Mint London.
The Australian Penny was minted in every year from 1911 to 1964 except 1937 and 1954.
During this period approximately 758,123,000 were minted.
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1956 Australian Pennies minted at the Melbourne Mint have no mintmark. 1956 Australian Pennies minted at the Perth Mint have a dot (.) after the Y in PENNY (PENNY.)
An Australian 1953 Penny minted in Perth has a dot (.) after the (A) in AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA.). All other Pennies were minted in Melbourne and have no mintmark.
In 1942, At the Philadelphia mint there were 657,828,600 minted for circulation, and 32,600 proof pennies minted. At the Denver mint there were 206,698,000 minted. At the San Francisco mint there were 85,590,000 minted.
With the possible exception of traders tokens (with the traders business name on them), there were no "Australian" pennies minted prior to 1911. The only Pennies circulating in Australia prior to 1911 were British Pennies.
Australian 1964 Pennies were minted in 1964, so as at January 2011, they are 47 years old.
With the possible exception of traders tokens (with the traders business name on them), there were no "Australian" pennies minted prior to 1911. The only Pennies circulating in Australia prior to 1911 were British Pennies.
Australian 1920 pennies were minted in both Melbourne and Sydney. On the reverse side underneath the word "PENNY", is a scroll. Coins minted in Melbourne will have a small dot under the scroll, coins minted in Sydney will have a small dot above the scroll. Some coins have no dot and could have been minted at either the Melbourne or Sydney Mints. The "no dots" coins are classified as rare. This means of determining the mint, only applies to 1920 pennies.
Australian Pennies from 1955 to 1964 inclusive were minted at either or both of the Melbourne Mint and the Perth Mint. Pennies minted at the Melbourne Mint have no mintmark. 1956 Pennies minted at the Perth Mint can be identified by a dot "." after the "Y" in PENNY, eg. "PENNY.".
The majority of Australian Pennies with no Mint Mark were minted at the Melbourne Mint. The Sydney Mint was closed in 1926. All other Australian Pennies will have one of a variety of Mint Marks on them indicating that they were either minted at the Perth Mint, or a variety of foreign Mints.
Please check your coin. All Australian 1920 Pennies were minted at either the Melbourne or Sydney Mints. None were minted in London or Calcutta.
With the possible exception of traders tokens (with the traders business name on them), there were no "Australian" pennies minted prior to 1911. The only Pennies circulating in Australia prior to 1911 were British Pennies.
There were 654,564,000 British 1967 Pennies minted.