https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Australia_1954%28p%29_half_pennyAustralia 1954(p) half penny - Revision history2026-07-23T06:14:00ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Australia_1954(p)_half_penny&diff=420526&oldid=prevLatinKing2020: Created page with "from tHeritage sale 3115, lot 32362 thumb This specimen was lot 32362 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago,..."2024-08-06T19:13:11Z<p>Created page with "<a href="/index.php/File:H3115-32362o.jpg" title="File:H3115-32362o.jpg">300px|thumb|from tHeritage sale 3115, lot 32362</a> <a href="/index.php/File:H3115-32362r.jpg" title="File:H3115-32362r.jpg">300px|thumb</a> This specimen was lot 32362 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago,..."</p>
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This specimen was lot 32362 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago, May 2024), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Australia]]: Elizabeth II Proof 1/2 Penny 1954-(p) PR62 Brown PCGS, Perth mint. An evasive Proof type from the very beginning of Queen Elizabeth's long reign, darkly toned but with attractive multi-color undercurrents. The first of its kind our firm will have had the pleasure to bring to auction." The SCWC does not record why proofs are so rare for this date, which is otherwise common. The type was issued 1953-55 from Perth. In 1956, the obverse was modified to change the queen's titles.<br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' 21,963,000 + a few proofs.<br />
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''Specification:'' 5.67 g, bronze, 25.5 mm diameter. <br />
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 49. <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* McDonald, Greg, ''The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed.,'' Lavington, Australia, 2017. <br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3115, featuring the Ezen Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.<br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Australia 1953(p) half penny|1953 half penny]]<br />
* [[Fiji 1954 1/2 penny]]<br />
* [[Great Britain 1954 half penny]]<br />
* [[New Zealand 1954 1/2 penny]]<br />
* [[South Africa 1954 1/2 penny]]<br />
* [[Australia 1954 shilling|1954 shilling]]<br />
* [[Australia 1954 florin KM-54|1954 florin, regular issue]]<br />
* [[Australia 1954 florin KM-55|1954 florin, Royal Visit]]<br />
* [[Australia 1955(p) half penny|1955 half penny]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1954]]<br />
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