Lot 180
ex Benchmark Collection. An early specimen-like strike with full detail
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Notes:
- W.J. Mullet, who was a senior officer at the Melbourne Mint, wrote in 1981 that only one Indian obverse die was used in this year. If we refer to the averages being achieved from general production at the time, it can be deduced that the mintage of this coin was probably less than 50,000. This was the first use of the Indian obverse master die that was sent directly to Melbourne from London in 1922. Dies derived from this master were later used to strike the Indian die 1930 pennies. A study of the reverse used on both types of 1929 pennies also reveals its close resemblance to the 1930 pennies. It would appear that the last two digits were removed from a 1929 reverse master which was then used to produce the 1930 pennies. Author and collector Dr David L. Briggs states in his publication "Australian Copper (Bronze) Coins 1911 -1964" that two 1929 'Indian Die' proof coins exist. Proof-like coins have been sighted that do not exhibit the wire rims associated with the double-struck proofs of the era, so it is more than likely that these are also early proof-like specimen strikes off the experimental die. (Information courtesy of the www.benchmarkcoincatalogue.com)
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