Australia 1926 (M & S) Penny

Mint:	Melbourne & Sydney	Mintage:	(M) 853,200 (S) 176,360 (T) 1,029,560	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	9.45 grams	Diameter:	30.8 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Obverse 1 - English

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Reverse Am - London (melbourne modified)

Designer:	Sir (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal (Initials 'B.M.' raised on truncation)
Design:	Left facing profile of George V
Legend:	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: •
Denticle Count:	177 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Upstroke on 'N' of 'OMN' falls between two denticles

Designer:	William Henry James Blakemore (no attribution)
Design:	'ONE PENNY' surrounded by 90 beads contained within concentric circles
Legend:	• COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA •
Denticle Count:	174 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Apex of first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' falls between two denticles Apex of second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' aligns with a denticle Apex of last 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' falls between two denticles Strong curvature on the base of the letters in the legend

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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
B	$2 + NGC PCGS	$3 + NGC PCGS	$4 + NGC PCGS	$5 + NGC PCGS	$8 + NGC PCGS 2	$10 + NGC 3 PCGS 1	$20 + NGC PCGS 3	$30 + NGC 3 PCGS 3	$50 + NGC 1 PCGS 9	$60 + NGC 1 PCGS 7	$100 + NGC 1 PCGS 5	$150 + NGC 3 PCGS 10	$200 + NGC 2 PCGS 11	$300 + NGC PCGS	$400 + NGC PCGS 1	$600 + NGC 1 PCGS 8	$1250 + NGC 2 PCGS 9	$2500 + NGC 1 PCGS 8 1	$4000 + NGC PCGS 1	$7000 + NGC PCGS	$12500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
RB	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	$150 + NGC PCGS	$200 + NGC PCGS	$250 + NGC PCGS	$350 + NGC PCGS	$500 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC PCGS	$1500 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS 2	$5000 + NGC PCGS 7	$7500 + NGC PCGS 2	$13500 + NGC PCGS	$22500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
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	$500 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC PCGS	$1500 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS	$5000 + NGC PCGS	$7500 + NGC PCGS	$13500 + NGC PCGS	$22500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y

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Benchmark

Adjectival

NGC/PCGS

Collectable grades

Does not exist by definition

Investment grades

Unlikely to exist

Aspirational grades

Bullion or metal value

Not known in these grades

Value as above

Proof

Y (Yes)
N (Not known)

Last updated April 2024

Notes:

The majority of the 823,000 coins struck by the Sydney Mint in 1926 are thought to be dated 1924. The Mint was in the throes of closing down and is believed to have called on its store of eleven 1924-dated reverse dies to fill the order. It is estimated that only 176,360 pennies were produced from the three 1926-dated reverse dies it received from Melbourne on September 9th, 1926. The Sydney Mint officially closed its doors on December 31, 1926. At this stage it appears that the Sydney-strikes are indistinguishable from the Melbourne 1926 pennies.