Australia 1943-I penny

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1606

This specimen was lot 1606 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $72. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. Penny, 1943-I (b). George VI. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown." This date was struck in large quantities at Melbourne, Perth and Bombay (shown here). Bombay participated in producing these in 1942-43 only. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 9,000,000.

Specification: 9.4 g, bronze, 30.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-36.

Source:

• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Link to:

• 1942-I penny
• 1943-D threepence
• 1943-D sixpence
• 1943-S shilling
• 1943-S florin
• 1946(m) penny
• Coins and currency dated 1943