Australia 1946 Y. Halfpenny

Mint:	Perth	Mintage:	13,372,800	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	5.67 grams	Diameter:	25.5 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Reverse Bm - London (melbourne modified)

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:	147 teeth
Mint mark:	None

Designer:	George Edward Kruger-Gray (Initials 'KG' raised under tail)
Design:	Kangaroo facing right *
Legend:	AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY
Denticle Count:	106 thick & 106 thin teeth
Mint mark:	'.' after 'Y' of 'HALF PENNY'
Characteristics:	Downstrokes on 'H' of 'HALF' aligned with thin denticles Single foot on 'Y' of 'HALF PENNY' Fine detail, such as fur lines, is less evident on the kangaroo Short edge denticles Fur lines on arch of back

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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	BV + NGC 1 PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC PCGS	BV + NGC 1 PCGS 1	$1 + NGC PCGS	$3 + NGC PCGS 2	$5 + NGC PCGS 5	$8 + NGC PCGS 8	$12 + NGC PCGS	$18 + NGC PCGS	$25 + NGC 1 PCGS 16	$40 + NGC 2 PCGS 47	$75 + NGC PCGS 16	$125 + NGC PCGS 2	$250 + NGC PCGS	$500 + NGC PCGS	$900 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
RB	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	" + NGC PCGS	$2 + NGC PCGS	$3 + NGC PCGS	$5 + NGC PCGS	$8 + NGC PCGS	$15 + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS 3	$100 + NGC 1 PCGS 9	$150 + NGC 1 PCGS 5	$300 + NGC PCGS	$600 + NGC PCGS	$1000 + NGC PCGS	$2000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y
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	$20 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$150 + NGC PCGS	$300 + NGC PCGS	$600 + NGC PCGS	$1000 + NGC PCGS	$2000 + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	- + NGC PCGS	Y

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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:

A rare variety of this date is sometimes found with a ridge of raised fur lines running from the arch of the back to the neck. This variety is probably the product of an experimental die tested or supplied by the Melbourne Mint and may number as few as 50,000. However, we have decided not to separate it from the general population, because this date is perhaps the most poorly struck in the series, and in most cases it would be almost impossible to distinguish.