1912-H Half Penny

In 1912 the Heaton

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint struck 2.4 million half pennies for Australia featuring the

Mintmark

A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin

 

mintmark H below the lower scroll on the

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

 

reverse.

Mintmark of the 1912 Heaton mint half penny.

The year is reasonably common, though like the 1911 (Learn more about the 1911 Half Penny), most

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state examples originated from the Baldwin

Mint roll

A common means of distributing coins where a mint stores coins in paper rolls before distributing them to banks

 

mint roll though the 1912 examples tended to grade higher, right up to MS66! Also like the 1911 half penny (Learn more about the 1911 Half Penny), the

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

 

obverse is often softly struck up precluding higher

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state grades in particular around the 2nd set of pearls in George V's crown. Care should be taken not to confuse a softly struck piece with an otherwise worn example. As with other Heaton mint issues,

Mint lustre

The original reflectivity of a coin

 

mint lustre is usually quite intense making it easy to recognize a softly struck

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state example.

Softly struck 1912 half penny

As can be seen in the above zoomed photo of a softly struck 1912 half penny's crown, the second set of pearls is quite flat but unlike the 1911 half penny (Learn more about the 1911 Half Penny), the cross on the orb is quite well defined.

The Heaton

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint also produced a

Specimen

A coin struck from an early circulation die state, not intended for circulation

 

specimen strike in 1912 (Learn more about the 1912-H Specimen Half Penny).

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