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