Australia 1933 Halfpenny

Mint:	Melbourne	Mintage:	3,456,000	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	5.67 grams	Diameter:	25.5 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Reverse Am - London (melbourne modified)

Designer:	Sir (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal (Initials 'B.M.' raised on truncation)
Design:	Left facing profile of George V
Legend:	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: •
Denticle Count:	156 teeth
Mint mark:	None

Designer:	William Henry James Blakemore (no attribution)
Design:	'ONE HALF PENNY' surrounded by 90 beads contained within concentric circles
Legend:	• COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA •
Denticle Count:	148 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Strong curvature on the base of letters in the legend

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Value

BM Ad NP	8 Good VG10	10 VG F12	12 about F F15	15 Fine VF20	20 good F VF25	25 about VF VF30	30 Very Fine VF35	35 good VF EF40	40 about EF EF45	45 Ext Fine AU50	50 good EF AU53	53 about Unc AU55	58+ virt Unc AU58	58-60 Uncirc MS60	58-61 Uncirc MS61	58-62 Uncirc MS62	63-64 Choice Unc MS63	64-65 near Gem MS64	65-66 Gem MS65	66-67 Gem MS66	67-68 Gem MS67	68 near Flaw MS68	69 virt Flaw MS69	70 Flawless MS70	Proof
B	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	$3 + NGC 4 PCGS	$5 + NGC PCGS 4	$8 + NGC 1 PCGS 3	$10 + NGC 2 PCGS 3	$15 + NGC 1 PCGS 2	$20 + NGC 3 PCGS 4	$25 + NGC 5 PCGS 3	$30 + NGC 4 PCGS 18	$40 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC 1 PCGS	$75 + NGC 3 PCGS 19	$100 + NGC 2 PCGS 32	$150 + NGC 1 PCGS 14	$300 + NGC PCGS 2	$600 + NGC PCGS	$1250 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
RB	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS	$25 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$40 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS	$75 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$125 + NGC 2 PCGS 2	$200 + NGC 1 PCGS 17	$400 + NGC 1 PCGS 32	$750 + NGC PCGS	$1500 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
R	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	$75 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$125 + NGC PCGS	$200 + NGC PCGS	$400 + NGC PCGS 1	$750 + NGC PCGS 1	$1500 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y

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Benchmark

Adjectival

NGC/PCGS

Collectable grades

Does not exist by definition

Investment grades

Unlikely to exist

Aspirational grades

Bullion or metal value

Not known in these grades

Value as above

Proof

Y (Yes)
N (Not known)

Last updated December 2024

Notes:

Since the early 2000's, variety collectors have hyped the existence of a '1933/2 Overdate' variety and on a small percentage of coins there is definitely something going on. My opinion is that it is a re-cut '3' as there is clear evidence of the original figure showing through at the back of the '3' and there is also a tail pertruding from the bottom loop of the '3.' However, if you are looking for the shape of a '2' that has been overstruck then it doesn't really fit and it is more that likely a 1933/3 variety.