Description:

Single finest known.

    Notes:
  • A 'Benchmark' spare. It is interesting to note that the 1921-dated hub that resulted in this 1921 'English' Penny variety still existed in 1931 when it was altered to produce the 'Birmingham' reverse 1931 pennies. To paraphase W.J. Mullet, a senior officer of the Melbourne Mint, a hub used to produce the 1921 pennies had a '2' removed and a '3' inserted on the subsequent master die. Both 1931 Penny varieties with the 'Birmingham' reverse closely match the reverse on the 1921 Penny with the 'English' obverse which would seem to affirm this connection. Like both the 1931 'Birmingham' reverse pennies, it has predominantly straight based letters in the legend with only the slightest hint of curvature on a few.

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5 August 2017 11:00 AEST
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