Australia 1942 (M) Halfpenny
Mint: | Melbourne | Mintage: | 2,122,000 | Milling: | Plain |
Weight: | 5.67 grams | Diameter: | 25.5 mm | Composition: | 97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin |
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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
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B |
BV
+
NGC
PCGS
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BV
+
NGC
PCGS
|
BV
+
NGC
PCGS
|
BV
+
NGC
PCGS
|
BV
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$3
+
NGC
1
PCGS
|
$5
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$8
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$10
+
NGC
1
PCGS
3
|
$15
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$20
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$30
+
NGC
PCGS
5
|
$60
+
NGC
1
PCGS
4
|
$90
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$125
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$150
+
NGC
PCGS
7
|
$250
+
NGC
PCGS
6
|
$400
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1250
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$2500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
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N
|
RB |
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$20
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$30
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$40
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$75
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$125
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$175
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$200
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$300
+
NGC
PCGS
6
|
$600
+
NGC
PCGS
11
|
$1000
+
NGC
1
PCGS
4
|
$1750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$3000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$5000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
N
|
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
|
$175
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$200
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$300
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$600
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$3000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$5000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
N
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BM
Benchmark
Ad
Adjectival
NP
NGC/PCGS
Collectable grades
Does not exist by definition
Investment grades
-
Unlikely to exist
Aspirational grades
BV
Bullion or metal value
Not known in these grades
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Value as above
Proof
Y (Yes)
N (Not known)
N (Not known)
Last updated May 2024
Notes:
This reverse produced the bulk of the 1939 'Roo' halfpennies and was used exclusively by the Melbourne and Perth mints on halfpennies throughout the 1940s.