Australia 1957(p) penny
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This specimen was lot 22095 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $488.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Elizabeth II Penny 1957, Proof, from the Perth mint, 1,112 mintage and scarce." None of the proof pennies of the fifties are common but the 1955 and 1956 proofs from Perth are the key. The Melbourne mint also issued proofs. The dot after the word "PENNY" marks this as a Perth product.
Recorded mintage: 15,978,000 plus 1,112 proofs.
Specification: 9.45 g, bronze, 30.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 56.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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