Australia 1922 (P) Penny (Indian Obverse)
Mint: | Perth | Mintage: | Part 3,382,800 Estimate 2,367,960 | Milling: | Plain |
Weight: | 9.45 grams | Diameter: | 30.8 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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B |
$1
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PCGS
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$2
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PCGS
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$3
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PCGS
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$4
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PCGS
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$5
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PCGS
2
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$10
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PCGS
1
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$20
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$30
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NGC
PCGS
2
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$50
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NGC
PCGS
2
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$75
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NGC
PCGS
6
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$125
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NGC
PCGS
5
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$175
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NGC
PCGS
7
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$250
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NGC
1
PCGS
12
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$350
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NGC
PCGS
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$450
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$600
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NGC
PCGS
3
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$1250
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NGC
PCGS
9
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$2250
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NGC
PCGS
4
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$3500
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NGC
PCGS
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$6000
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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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-
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NGC
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N
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NGC
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$150
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$200
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$300
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$400
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NGC
PCGS
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$500
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NGC
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$750
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NGC
PCGS
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$1350
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NGC
PCGS
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$2500
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NGC
PCGS
2
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$4000
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NGC
PCGS
1
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$7000
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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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-
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NGC
PCGS
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N
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R |
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NGC
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-
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NGC
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-
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NGC
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NGC
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NGC
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NGC
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NGC
PCGS
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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 April 2024
Notes:
The entire mintage of 'Indian' obverse 1922 pennies were struck at the Perth Mint on obverse dies previously supplied by the Sydney Mint which were coupled with new reverse dies supplied by Melbourne. In January, 1922 London had sent to the Melbourne Mint new 'Birmingham' reverse master hubs dated '192_ ', and Melbourne had forwarded ten dated dies to Perth in the following month.However, only about 30% of the Perth-struck 1922 pennies have an unaltered 'Birmingham' reverse which is typified by 'flat-based' lettering in the legend. The Melbourne Mint was clearly still enamoured with its emergency 1919 //. reverse master-die that it had back-engineered from a working-die which is distinguished by a slightly modified legend, and the majority of 1922 'Birmingham' reverse dies supplied to Perth can be attributed to this source. Thus approximately 70% of the 'Indian' obverse' pennies struck by Perth show evidence of 'serifying' on the base of the letters.