Australia 1920 (S) /./ Penny (Indian Obverse)
Mint: | Sydney | Mintage: | 1,233,600 | 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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$60
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$75
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$100
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$125
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$225
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$5000
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$7000
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$12500
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$25000
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$50000
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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 August 2020
Notes:
The major production of 1920 pennies struck by the Sydney Mint were the 1920 /./ variety with an Indian obverse. The Sydney Mint was still using light weight Taylor and Challon presses suitable for striking gold coins, but not the heavier bronze pennies, and consequently these coins were poorly struck. In particular the obverses often appear slightly convex with the edges of the coins (denticles) poorly defined. The unaltered Calcutta reverse die used on this variety exhibits flat based letters in the legend.