Australia 1939 half penny KM-35
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This specimen was lot 73032 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 1/2 Penny, 1939. Melbourne Mint. George VI. NGC MS-63 Red Brown. Commonwealth reverse. A Choice example displaying a rich ruddy coloration, this Halfpenny is certainly not lacking for attractiveness." This type was struck 1938-39 with the old-style reverse carried over from George V. A few half pennies with the new kangaroo reverse were struck in 1939; these are very rare.
Recorded mintage: 4,382,000 plus proofs plus 504,000 of KM 41.
Specification: 15.7 g, bronze, 25.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-35.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
- Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
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