Australia 1923 Penny
Mint: | Melbourne | Mintage: | 3,919,320 | 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
|
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
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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
+
NGC
PCGS
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BV
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$2
+
NGC
PCGS
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$3
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$5
+
NGC
3
PCGS
1
|
$10
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$20
+
NGC
1
PCGS
6
|
$30
+
NGC
1
PCGS
4
|
$50
+
NGC
PCGS
4
|
$75
+
NGC
3
PCGS
2
|
$125
+
NGC
4
PCGS
9
|
$250
+
NGC
5
PCGS
17
|
$300
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$350
+
NGC
PCGS
6
|
$400
+
NGC
4
PCGS
7
|
$600
+
NGC
4
PCGS
13
|
$1150
+
NGC
1
PCGS
10
1
|
$2000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$4000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$7000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
Y
|
RB |
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
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"
+
NGC
PCGS
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"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$100
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$150
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$275
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$325
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$400
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$450
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1250
+
NGC
1
PCGS
9
|
$2500
+
NGC
PCGS
5
|
$4500
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$8000
+
NGC
1
PCGS
|
$15000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
Y
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R |
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
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
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$400
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$450
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1250
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$2500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$4500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$8000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$15000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
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 April 2024
Notes:
In 1923, the Melbourne Mint received its first penny reverse master die from London. This was of the type last used on the 1911 Penny. The Indian obverse master tools (hubs and dies) received from the Calcutta Mint in 1920 were subsequently destroyed. In late 1922 the Melbourne Mint was sent a new Indian obverse master die directly from London which was later used to produce the 1929,1930 and 1931 Indian obverse pennies.