Australia 1955 Y. Penny (Wide 5 5)

Mint:	Perth	Mintage:	Part 11,109,600 Estimate 25,000	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	9.45 grams	Diameter:	30.8 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Obverse 9 - English (perth modified)

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Reverse F - London

Designer:	Mary Gillick (Initials 'M.G.' incuse on truncation)
Design:	Right facing profile of Elizabeth II
Legend:	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F : D : +
Denticle Count:	116 beads
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Round beads instead of elongated denticles 'I' of 'GRATIA' falls between two beads Round stops instead of diamond shaped stops in the legend ' + ' (Christian cross) above the monarch's head 'F:D:' (Defender of the Faith) added to legend

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:	'PENNY' '•'
Characteristics:	Downstroke on 'P' of 'PENNY' aligns with thin denticle Downstroke on first 'N' of 'PENNY' falls between a thick & thin denticle Downstroke on 'Y' of 'PENNY' aligns with thick denticle First upstroke of 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA' falls between thick and thin denticles Wide '5 5's with straight cross-bar in date

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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	$5 + NGC PCGS	$10 + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$40 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS	$60 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$125 + NGC PCGS 1	$150 + NGC PCGS	$200 + NGC PCGS 2	$250 + NGC PCGS 4	$400 + NGC PCGS 8	$500 + NGC PCGS	$600 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC 1 PCGS 12	$1500 + NGC PCGS 6	$2500 + NGC PCGS 2	$10000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + 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	$250 + NGC PCGS	$300 + NGC PCGS	$500 + NGC PCGS	$600 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC PCGS	$900 + NGC PCGS	$1750 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS 3	$10000 + NGC PCGS 1	$20000 + NGC PCGS	- + 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	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	N

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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 Perth Mint had struck over 11 million circulation pennies in 1955 before it elected to strike its first proof coins for the collector public. These circulation coins included both closed ‘55’s and wide ‘5 5’s varieties in the dates which were combined with a new modified obverse type supplied by the Melbourne Mint. The Perth Mint had also been experimenting with die production and as testament to its new die-making skills struck 1955 proof coins with its own modified obverse on a reverse die with closed ‘55’s in the date. Just 301 proof coins were produced with this combination and no coins were struck for circulation. However, the Perth Mint did strike a very small number of coins with its new modified obverse on the reverse with wide ‘5 5’s. This late production run may have been as few as 20,000 – 30,000 coins as they seldom turn up and not often in good grade.