Australia 1942 Y. Halfpenny
Mint: | Perth | Mintage: | 4,334,400 | 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
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8
Good
VG10
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10
VG
F12
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12
about F
F15
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15
Fine
VF20
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20
good F
VF25
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25
about VF
VF30
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30
Very Fine
VF35
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35
good VF
EF40
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40
about EF
EF45
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45
Ext Fine
AU50
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50
good EF
AU53
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53
about Unc
AU55
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58+
virt Unc
AU58
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58-60
Uncirc
MS60
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58-61
Uncirc
MS61
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58-62
Uncirc
MS62
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63-64
Choice Unc
MS63
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64-65
near Gem
MS64
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65-66
Gem
MS65
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66-67
Gem
MS66
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67-68
Gem
MS67
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68
near Flaw
MS68
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69
virt Flaw
MS69
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70
Flawless
MS70
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Proof
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B |
BV
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PCGS
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PCGS
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PCGS
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BV
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PCGS
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BV
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PCGS
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BV
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NGC
PCGS
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BV
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NGC
PCGS
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$2
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$3
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NGC
PCGS
2
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$5
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NGC
PCGS
2
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$8
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$15
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NGC
PCGS
4
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$20
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NGC
2
PCGS
9
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$25
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NGC
1
PCGS
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$30
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NGC
1
PCGS
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$50
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NGC
PCGS
12
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$60
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NGC
3
PCGS
40
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$100
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NGC
2
PCGS
8
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$200
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$400
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NGC
PCGS
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$750
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NGC
PCGS
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$1250
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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Y
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RB |
"
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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$7
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NGC
PCGS
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$9
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NGC
PCGS
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$15
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NGC
PCGS
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$20
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NGC
PCGS
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$25
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NGC
PCGS
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$40
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NGC
PCGS
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$60
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NGC
PCGS
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$75
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$125
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NGC
1
PCGS
6
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$225
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NGC
PCGS
3
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$500
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NGC
PCGS
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$1000
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NGC
PCGS
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$1500
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
+
NGC
PCGS
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Y
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R |
"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
PCGS
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$40
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NGC
PCGS
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$60
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NGC
PCGS
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$75
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NGC
PCGS
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$125
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NGC
PCGS
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$225
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NGC
PCGS
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$500
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NGC
PCGS
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$1000
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NGC
PCGS
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$1500
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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-
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NGC
PCGS
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Y
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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 December 2024
Notes:
By 1940, World War II was causing severe shortages and the Perth Mint received a request by the Australian Treasury to help out the overstretched Melbourne Mint by producing £8000 of pennies and £4000 of halfpennies. Penny production was immediately ramped up but it was not until 1942 that the Perth Mint produced its first halfpenny, the same year that the Bombay Mint was asked to strike pennies and halfpennies to meet increasing demand. The first Perth issue is identified by the addition of a dot '.' after 'HALFPENNY', while the Bombay issues are marked by the 'I' mint mark on the obverse below the head of George VI, and dots '.' before and after 'HALFPENNY' on the reverse. Throughout the 1940s, the Melbourne and Perth mints used the Melbourne altered reverse found on the bulk of 1939 'Roo' halfpennies.