1919 Half Penny

The 1919 is one of the easiest dates in the George V half penny series, especially if sought in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state and one of the few dates that is readily available in MS64 and higher. This is primarily due a number of Sydney

Mint roll

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

 

mint rolls surfacing along with 1920 (Learn more about the 1920 Half Penny), 1921 (Learn more about the 1921 Half Penny) and 1922 rolls (Learn more about the 1922 Half Penny). Unlike the 1920-1922 rolls, the 1919 half pennies all had considerable original

Mint brilliance

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

 

mint brilliance making the issue abundant in

Red-brown

The colour designation of a copper coin that has between 5% and 95% of its original mint brilliance remaining

 

red-brown designations and even with several in the elusive

Red

The colour designation of a copper coin that has at least 95% of its original mint brilliance

 

red designation available.

The type does often suffer a

Central strike weakness

A weak strike around the centre of the design caused by a lack of concavity in the dies relative to strike pressure.

 

central strike weakness which can preclude grades higher than the MS64-65 range, nevertheless the typically superb surfaces of the coins of the Sydney

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint make this coin a frequent candidate as a

Type coin

A coin chosen to represent a series in a type set, usually for cost or quality reasons

 

type coin.

Central strike weakness on the 1919 reverse

Central strike weakness on the 1919 obverse

The above illustrations show the typical strike weakness on 1919 half pennies, some softness on the

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

 

reverse central lettering and the crown and cheek of his majesty King George V.

The Sydney

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 1919 (Learn more about the 1919 Specimen Half Penny).

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