Australia 1916 I Halfpenny (Mule)

Mint:	Calcutta	Mintage:	Part 3,600,000 - Est 250 - Known < 15	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	5.67 grams	Diameter:	25.5 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Obverse 2 - Indian (Calcutta)

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Reverse A - London

Designer:	Sir (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal (No attribution)
Design:	Left facing profile of George V
Legend:	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Denticle Count:	113 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Elephant on king's regalia No pearls in band of crown No stops in legend

Designer:	William Henry James Blakemore (no attribution)
Design:	'ONE HALF PENNY' surrounded by 90 beads contained within concentric circles
Legend:	• COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA •
Denticle Count:	148 teeth
Mint mark:	'I' above date
Characteristics:	Straight based letters in the legend Small pimple on the inner concentric circle above the upstroke of the 'N' of 'ONE'

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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	$60000 + NGC PCGS	$85000 + NGC PCGS	$100000 + NGC 1 PCGS 1	$125000 + NGC PCGS	$135000 + NGC PCGS	$150000 + NGC PCGS	$165000 + NGC PCGS 1	$175000 + NGC PCGS 1	$200000 + NGC PCGS	$225000 + NGC PCGS	$235000 + NGC PCGS	$250000 + 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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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:

In 1916, the Calcutta Mint struck both Australian halfpenny and Indian 1/4 anna coins. In a major production error an obverse of the India 1/4 Anna was paired with a reverse of the Australia halfpenny. About ten of this extremely rare coin are known to have survived. It is easily identified by the obverse legend, which reads 'GEORGE V KING EMPEROR'. There is also the figure of an elephant on the king's regalia and unlike the obverse on the Australian 1916 Halfpenny there are no pearls in the band of the king's crown or stops in the legend. It has also been noted that coins which are considered genuine also have a small pimple on the inner concentric circle in a direct line upwards from the upstroke of the 'N' in 'ONE'.