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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => U.S. Coins => Topic started by: CoinCrusader42 on February 07, 2008, 04:01:19 PM
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I have already chastised myself for this. Slapped my wrist and tried to kick my backside, but wasn't agile enough.
I am currently working on my pre-decimal Australian penny collection.
I need some help with the pennies I have sitting here on my desk. I think most, if not all of them have mints I can't determine.
Humpybong was kind enough to help me with the problem several weeks ago. However, when I started working on them tonight, and looked for humpybong's e-mail, I found it was gone. Should have printed it off, but I didn't.
Sorry.
If you Aussie folks would give me a second chance, I would appreciate it.
Here are the pennies I have yet to put in the book. Any help with determining the mint will be appreciated. And, I promise not to lose your response.
1950
1956
1944
1951
1961
1919
1941
1942
1943
Again, thanks.
:D :D :D :D
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Sorry about putting this in the wrong forum. I could move it, but don't feel it's that big of a deal.
Also, my apoolgies for crediting humpybong with the e-mail. It was someone else now that I think about it.
Anyway, any help would be appreciated.
:D :D :D :D
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For pennies dated after 1938:
London, England - "PL" mint-mark
Bombay, India - "I" mint-mark
Perth Mint - "." between the "K" and the "G"
Perth Mint - "." after the letter "Y" of the word "PENNY"
Perth Mint - "." after the last "A" of "AUSTRALIA"
Melbourne - no mint-mark
So look for either a "PL", "I", "K.G", "Y." or an "A." mint-mark!
:) :) :) :) :)
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Perth Mint "Y." mint-mark
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x141/Snooba123/Pennies/1959Y-1d-rev.jpg)
Perth Mint "A." mint-mark
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x141/Snooba123/Pennies/1952A-rev.jpg)
Melbourne Mint no mint-mark
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x141/Snooba123/Pennies/1952-1d-rev.jpg)
London Mint "PL" mint-mark
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x141/Snooba123/Half-Pennies/1951PL-half-rev.jpg)
Unfortunately I don't have any "I" or "K.G" mint-marks, so I will try to find a picture of them through Cruzi's web site.
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Here is a picture of a 1943 "I" (India) mint-mark penny that I am bidding on:
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x141/Snooba123/1943I-Penny-Obv.jpg)
(http://www.emuauctions.com/index.php?option=view_an_item&ItemNumber=101135)
:) ;D :) ;D :)
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The earlier, London-minted pennies (pre-1919) don't have a mintmark. The "PL" mintmark is only seen on coins from 1951.
1919: Melbourne only (no mintmark).
1941: Melb. (no MM), Perth (either a dot either between the KG designer's initials or a dot after "penny".
1942: Melb. (no MM), Perth (a dot after "penny"), Bombay India (dots before and after "penny", and "I" under head on obverse).
1943: same as 1942.
1944: Melb. (no MM), Perth (a dot after "penny")
1950: Melb. (no MM), Perth (a dot after "penny")
1951: Melb. (no MM), Perth (a dot after "penny"), London (small PL after "penny")
1956: Melb. (no MM), Perth (a dot after "penny")
1961: Perth only (a dot after "penny")
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The 1912 and 1915 penny can also be found with an "H" mint-mark for Heaton Mint in Birmingham.
For the 1916, 1917, and 1918 pennies, the "I" mint-mark is for Calcutta, India, not Bombay, India.
For pennies dated before 1937, a dot below the scroll is for Melbourne, and a dot above is for Sydney.
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Thanks so much to the two of you!!
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Gary. Are you confused yet? LOL
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Steve, What, me confused?
My problem is trying to do too many things at the same time.
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