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The Australian 1943 Penny was minted variously at the Melbourne Mint (no mintmark), Perth Mint (mintmark is a dot after the Y in PENNY "Y.") and Bombay Mint (mintmark is an "I" under King George's bust).
There's never been an E mint mark on US coins. Please check again - if there's a mint mark under the date it will be either D or S.
1951 Wheat penny: With no mint mark, in very fine condition is worth $0.10, uncirculated is worth $1.50, proof is worth $35.00. With D mint mark, in very fine condition is worth $0.10, uncirculated is worth $0.60. With S mint mark, in very fine condition is worth $0.10, uncirculated is worth $2.00.
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.
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.)
The mint mark is below the date.
The mint mark does not determine the value of a coin. If you have a penny and want to know what it is worth, please submit a new question and include the date on your penny as well as the mint mark.
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KG is the initials of the designer of the reverse of many Australian predecimal coins - George Kruger Grey. The Perth Mint inserted a dot between the KG (K.G) on the 1940 and 1941 Australian Penny as a Mint Mark to indicate it was minted at the Perth Mint.
The 1922 Australian Penny has no mintmark. Actual mintages were Melbourne - 9,529,440 and Perth - 3,168,000. Identical dies were used so the issuing mint for a particular 1922 Penny cannot be determined.
2002 mint sets in original package have a value of $15.00 to $20.00. The penny has never had a P mint mark.
Directly below the date. If there is no mint mark, then it's from Philadelphia.