Australia 1945 (P) Halfpenny
| Mint: | Perth | Mintage: | Part 3,494,400 - Estimate 2,096,640 | Milling: | Plain |
| Weight: | 5.67 grams | Diameter: | 25.5 mm | Composition: | 97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin |
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Value
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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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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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PCGS
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$3
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PCGS
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$5
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NGC
PCGS
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$8
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NGC
PCGS
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$10
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NGC
PCGS
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$15
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$20
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PCGS
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$30
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NGC
PCGS
5
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$50
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NGC
PCGS
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$75
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NGC
PCGS
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$100
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NGC
1
PCGS
7
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$150
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NGC
1
PCGS
20
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$250
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NGC
1
PCGS
5
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$500
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NGC
PCGS
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$750
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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
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-
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N
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NGC
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NGC
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$12
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$20
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$30
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$40
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NGC
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$60
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NGC
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$100
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NGC
PCGS
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$125
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NGC
PCGS
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$175
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NGC
PCGS
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$275
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NGC
PCGS
7
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$600
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$1000
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NGC
PCGS
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$2000
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NGC
PCGS
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$4000
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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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N
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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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$100
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NGC
PCGS
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$125
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NGC
PCGS
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$175
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NGC
PCGS
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$275
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NGC
PCGS
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$600
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NGC
PCGS
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$1000
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NGC
PCGS
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$2000
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NGC
PCGS
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$4000
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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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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 December 2024
Notes:
As the senior Australian Mint, Melbourne followed the practice of the Royal Mint (London) of not using a mint mark on its own coins, but of marking the dies provided to other mints. However, in 1945 and again in 1951 not all the dies supplied to the Perth Mint carried the designated 'Y.' mark. Perhaps the explanation is that in 1945, Perth was the only mint to strike halfpennies, and so it is was initially thought unnecessary to mark the mintage. If that was the case, then it is likely that some 'official' intervention caused the re-instatement of the 'Y.' mint mark on the later struck coins. In 1951 the London Mint received a late request to strike Australian coins after a lapse of 36 years. It would have been made aware of unmarked 1951 halfpennies that had already been struck by the Perth Mint, as it was forced for the first time to adopt a new 'PL' mint mark on its production. The Royal Mint would have insisted on the re-instatement of the 'Y.' mint mark on the later struck Perth 1951 halfpennies.