Australia 1953 (M) Penny (Sans Serif)
Mint: | Melbourne | Mintage: | Part 6,933,600 Estimate 100,000 | 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
|
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
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66-67
Gem
MS66
|
67-68
Gem
MS67
|
68
near Flaw
MS68
|
69
virt Flaw
MS69
|
70
Flawless
MS70
|
Proof
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B |
$3
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$5
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$10
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$20
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$30
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$40
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$50
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$75
+
NGC
PCGS
1
|
$100
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$200
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$200
+
NGC
PCGS
7
|
$300
+
NGC
PCGS
8
|
$400
+
NGC
1
PCGS
2
|
$600
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1000
+
NGC
PCGS
8
|
$1500
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$2500
+
NGC
PCGS
2
|
$4000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$7500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$13500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
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N
|
RB |
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
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"
+
NGC
PCGS
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"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
"
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$250
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$400
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$500
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$600
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$900
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1250
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$3000
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$5000
+
NGC
PCGS
3
|
$9000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$15000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
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
|
$900
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1250
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$1750
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$3000
+
NGC
PCGS
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$5000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
$9000
+
NGC
PCGS
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$15000
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
-
+
NGC
PCGS
|
N
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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 1953 Melbourne pennies were struck with a Type D reverse which is readily identified by a serif on the '5' and the lack of a mint mark, but a small number of Melbourne pennies were struck sans serif (without a serif) ie a straight cross-bar on the '5' in the date. This was the result of the Melbourne Mint experimenting with its version of the new Type F reverse which it finally came to adopt in 1955.