Australia 1922 (P) Penny (Indian Obverse)

Mint:	Perth	Mintage:	Part 3,382,800 Estimate 1,014,840	Milling:	Plain
Weight:	9.45 grams	Diameter:	30.8 mm	Composition:	97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin

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Obverse 2 - Indian (Calcutta)

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Reverse B - Birmingham

Designer:	Sir (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal (Initials 'B.M.' raised on truncation)
Design:	Left facing profile of George V
Legend:	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: •
Denticle Count:	178 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Upstroke on 'N' of 'OMN' aligns with denticle

Designer:	William Henry James Blakemore (no attribution)
Design:	'ONE PENNY' surrounded by 90 beads contained within concentric circles
Legend:	• COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA •
Denticle Count:	177 teeth
Mint mark:	None
Characteristics:	Apex of first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' falls between two denticles Apex of second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' aligns with a denticle Apex of last 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' aligns with a denticle Straight based letters in legend

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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	$3 + NGC PCGS	$5 + NGC PCGS	$10 + NGC PCGS	$20 + NGC PCGS	$30 + NGC PCGS	$40 + NGC PCGS	$50 + NGC PCGS	$75 + NGC PCGS	$100 + NGC PCGS	$150 + NGC PCGS	$175 + NGC PCGS	$200 + NGC PCGS	$500 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC PCGS	$1250 + NGC PCGS	$2500 + NGC PCGS	$5000 + NGC PCGS	$10000 + NGC PCGS	$20000 + NGC PCGS	$30000 + NGC PCGS	$40000 + 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	$200 + NGC PCGS	$300 + NGC PCGS	$750 + NGC PCGS	$1000 + NGC PCGS	$1500 + NGC PCGS	$3000 + NGC PCGS	$6000 + NGC PCGS	$12500 + NGC PCGS 1	$22500 + NGC PCGS	$30000 + NGC PCGS	$40000 + 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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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 August 2020

Notes:

The entire mintage of 'Indian' obverse 1922 pennies were struck at the Perth Mint on obverse dies previously supplied by the Sydney Mint which were coupled with new reverse dies supplied by Melbourne. In January, 1922 London had sent to the Melbourne Mint new 'Birmingham' reverse master hubs dated '192_ ', and Melbourne had forwarded ten dated dies to Perth in the following month.

However, only about 30% of the Perth-struck 1922 pennies have an unaltered 'Birmingham' reverse which is typified by 'flat-based' lettering in the legend. The Melbourne Mint was clearly still enamoured with its emergency 1919 //. reverse master-die that it had back-engineered from a working-die which is distinguished by a slightly modified legend, and the majority of 1922 'Birmingham' reverse dies supplied to Perth can be attributed to this source. Thus approximately 70% of the 'Indian' obverse' pennies struck by Perth show evidence of 'serifying' on the base of the letters.