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Australia 1955 Y. Penny (Closed 55)

Mint:Perth Mintage:Part 11,109,600 Estimate 1,100,000 Milling:Plain
Weight:9.45 grams Diameter:30.8 mm Composition:97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin
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
+
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PCGS
 
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
BV
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1
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PCGS
 
 
$2
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$5
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$8
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$10
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$15
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$20
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$25
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$35
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$50
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$90
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$150
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$300
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$600
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1750
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
N
RB
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$20
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PCGS
 
 
$25
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PCGS
 
 
$30
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NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$50
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$60
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$100
+
NGC
1
 
PCGS
 
 
$175
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$350
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$750
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1150
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$2000
+
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PCGS
 
 
-
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PCGS
 
 
-
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N
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PCGS
 
 
"
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
"
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$50
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$60
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$100
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$175
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$350
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$750
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$1150
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
$2000
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
-
+
NGC
 
 
PCGS
 
 
N
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)
Last updated April 2023
Notes:
This reverse with closed '55's in the date is a scarcer variety accounting for approximately 10% of the mintage.