1913 Half Penny

The third half penny struck for Australia was struck at the Royal

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint London in 1913. Just over 2 million half pennies were struck that year though it is quite a difficult piece to find in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state with no notable hoards having turned up.

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

Mint state examples tend to be around the MS64 level though finding examples beyond this can be extremely difficult. Finding examples with original

Mint brilliance

The original golden-red-orange-pink colour of a copper coin

 

mint brilliance can also be quite a challenge and is often favored over higher grade

Brown

A copper coin practically devoid of any original mint brilliance

 

brown pieces.

There are three variations in the date spacing and alignment for the 1913 half penny, the two most commonly attributed are the wide date and narrow date

Variety

A coin which features a slightly different design from that which is normally seen

 

varieties though Dean indicates a third exists which is similar to the narrow date except with a slight variance in the alignment of the '9' (Dean, J, 1964).

Narrow date

Narrow date - alternate alignment of 9

Wide date

Images (Triton Technologies International Ltd, 2000)

The Wide date is scarcer than the Narrow date but out of the two narrow date

Variety

A coin which features a slightly different design from that which is normally seen

 

varieties, it is difficult to ascertain the relative scarcity as dealers and collectors rarely distinguish the two

Variety

A coin which features a slightly different design from that which is normally seen

 

varieties.

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