Australia 1956(p) penny

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40412

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 40412 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Penny, 1956. Perth Mint. NGC PROOF-63 RB. Mintage of only 417 pieces." None of the proof pennies of the fifties are common but this one, along with the 1955 proof from Perth, is the key. The Melbourne mint also issued proofs.

Recorded mintage: 12,121,000 plus 417 proofs.

Specification: bronze, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 56.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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