Australia 1920(m) penny
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This specimen was lot 32458 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "George V Penny 1920-(M) MS62 Brown NGC, Melbourne mint. Dot below bottom scroll. Chocolate brown and fully mint-state. The scarcity of high quality examples of this date/type is indicated by our lack of previous such offerings." The type was struck 1911-36 at London, Calcutta, Melbourne (this specimen), Sydney and Heaton. Several varieties exist, varying in the placement (or absence) of dots on the reverse. Altho the date is scarce, this variety is the most common.
Recorded mintage: 9,041,000 (Melbourne and Sydney combined).
Specification: 9.4 g, bronze, 30.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 23.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
- Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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