Australia 1959 Halfpenny
Mint: | Melbourne | Mintage: | 11,193,600 | 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
|
35
good VF
EF40
|
40
about EF
EF45
|
45
Ext Fine
AU50
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50
good EF
AU53
|
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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NGC
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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BV
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NGC
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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BV
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NGC
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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BV
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NGC
PCGS
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$3
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NGC
1
PCGS
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$5
+
NGC
PCGS
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$10
+
NGC
PCGS
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$15
+
NGC
PCGS
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$30
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NGC
2
PCGS
6
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$40
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NGC
2
PCGS
3
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$60
+
NGC
2
PCGS
3
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$125
+
NGC
PCGS
1
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$250
+
NGC
PCGS
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$500
+
NGC
PCGS
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$900
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NGC
PCGS
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-
+
NGC
PCGS
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Y
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RB |
"
+
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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"
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NGC
PCGS
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"
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NGC
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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BV
+
NGC
PCGS
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BV
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NGC
PCGS
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$5
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NGC
PCGS
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$12
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NGC
PCGS
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$20
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NGC
PCGS
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$40
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NGC
PCGS
3
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$50
+
NGC
4
PCGS
13
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$75
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NGC
3
PCGS
14
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$150
+
NGC
2
PCGS
6
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$300
+
NGC
PCGS
1
|
$600
+
NGC
PCGS
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$1000
+
NGC
PCGS
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+
NGC
PCGS
|
+
NGC
PCGS
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Y
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R |
"
+
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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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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"
+
NGC
PCGS
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"
+
NGC
PCGS
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$12
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NGC
PCGS
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$20
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NGC
PCGS
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$40
+
NGC
PCGS
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$50
+
NGC
PCGS
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$75
+
NGC
PCGS
13
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$150
+
NGC
3
PCGS
118
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$300
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NGC
3
PCGS
182
8
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$600
+
NGC
1
PCGS
31
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$1000
+
NGC
1
PCGS
|
$2000
+
NGC
PCGS
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+
NGC
PCGS
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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 April 2024
Notes:
The Melbourne Mint struck its last halfpenny in 1959 after an 11 year gap. The new obverse had 110 edge beads with stops replacing the diamonds in the legend. Also 'F :D :' (an abbreviation of 'FIDEI DEF') was added to the legend supposedly to placate conservative critics who did not understand the symbolism of the Christian cross.