Australia 1941 Y. Penny

Mint:	Perth	Mintage:	Part 12,794,400 - Estimate 11,514,960	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	9.45 grams	Diameter:	30.8 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Obverse 3 - English

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Reverse D - London

Designer:	Thomas Hugh Paget (Initials 'HP' raised below truncation)
Design:	Left facing profile of George VI
Legend:	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP .
Denticle Count:	156 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Upstroke on 'N' of 'OMN' aligns with denticle

Designer:	George Edward Kruger-Gray (Initials 'KG' raised above tail)
Design:	* Kangaroo facing left
Legend:	AUSTRALIA PENNY
Denticle Count:	81 thick & 81 thin teeth
Mint mark:	'.' after 'Y' of 'PENNY'
Characteristics:	Downstroke on 'P' of 'PENNY' aligns with thick denticle Downstroke on first 'N' of 'PENNY' aligns with thin denticle Downstroke on 'Y' of 'PENNY' aligns with thin denticle Upstrokes on 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA' align with thick denticles

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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	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	$1 + NGC PCGS	$2 + NGC PCGS 1	$3 + NGC PCGS	$5 + NGC PCGS 1	$8 + NGC PCGS 1	$15 + NGC PCGS	$25 + NGC PCGS 5	$40 + NGC 2 PCGS 6	$50 + NGC PCGS	$75 + NGC 1 PCGS 1	$125 + NGC 1 PCGS 5 1	$200 + NGC 1 PCGS 18	$300 + NGC PCGS 17	$500 + NGC PCGS	$900 + NGC PCGS	$1500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N
RB	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS	$60 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$150 + NGC PCGS	$225 + NGC PCGS	$350 + NGC PCGS 7	$600 + NGC 1 PCGS 3	$1000 + NGC PCGS	$1750 + NGC PCGS	$3500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N
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	$100 + NGC PCGS	$125 + NGC PCGS	$150 + NGC PCGS	$350 + NGC PCGS	$600 + NGC PCGS	$1000 + NGC PCGS	$1750 + NGC PCGS	$3500 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N

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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 'K.G' mint mark continued in 1941 to signify Perth struck coins but at some point early in production the Melbourne Mint began to mark the Perth dies with a more significant dot which was placed after the 'Y' of 'PENNY'. This mint mark became the standard for the Perth Mint over the next three decades as it came to dominate penny production in Australia. Due to the general poor quality of surviving coins, it is difficult to give an accurate estimate of the percentage of Perth coins struck with the 'K.G' mint mark. The best estimate is about 10% although this may be an underestimation. There is discussion of a 1941 penny carrying both the K.G and a Y. mint marks, but this is yet to be verified due to the poor state of circulating coins. Until a high grade example surfaces this variety should be treated with scepticism.