Lot 84
Very Bright
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- Coins, Monies & Stamps Notes:
- 1951 marked the pinnacle of Australian halfpenny production, with three mints producing a total of 41,422,800 coins of five different types (or six if you recognize the two 'PL' types). The Perth Mint struck 29,422,080 halfpennies both with and without the 'Y.' mint mark and using two different obverse dies, combinations of which resulted in the occurrence of common, scarce and rare types for the same year. The rarest of the four Perth issues, with a reported mintage of just 126,720, used the obverse introduced in 1949 which is distinguished by 146 denticles and allied it with the 'no mint mark' reverse. Another variety which aligned the 'no mint mark' reverse with a new obverse with 149 denticles accounts for less than ten percent of the overall mintage and is itself a scarce coin. In general circulation the 1951 Y. Halfpenny with the new obverse is much scarcer than the 1951 Y. Halfpenny with the old obverse which constitutes the major production run, but collectors should be aware that coins with the new obverse do turn up in high grade in disproportionate numbers having been hoarded by the noted collector Syd Hagley. The 1951 'PL' Halfpenny struck at the London Mint used the old obverse identified by 146 denticles. This indicates that the new obverse with 149 denticles was an Australian production, and probably the work of the Melbourne Mint as it is thought that the Perth Mint did not have the skills to produce dies until 1952.
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