1922 Half Penny

The 1922 half penny is one of the easier dates in the series owing to its high initial

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage of nearing 7 million coins. It is available right up to MS66 thanks to two

Bank roll

A common means of distributing coins where a bank would roll coins before distributing them to branches or customers

 

bank rolls surfacing but most of the coins were toned

Brown

A copper coin practically devoid of any original mint brilliance

 

brown and finding higher grade examples with original

Mint brilliance

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

 

mint brilliance can be quite difficult. If original

Mint brilliance

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

 

mint brilliance is not desired, this coin makes an excellent

Type coin

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

 

type coin due to its availability in MS65 and up.

The date is sometimes very softly struck, particularly noticeable around the pearls of the crown of King George V. This may limit the grading of a

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state coin to MS64 but such examples were not from either of the surfaced

Mint roll

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

 

mint rolls so one must be careful not to confuse a worn coin with artificial color with a softly struck piece.

Like the 1919 (Learn more about the 1919 Half Penny), 1920 (Learn more about the 1920 Half Penny) and 1921 (Learn more about the 1921 Half Penny) half pennies, the 1922 suffers from 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 but also some softness around the

Rim

The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

 

rim.

Soft N of ONE of a 1922 half penny

Soft crown of a 1922 half penny

The above illustrations show the typical

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 of 1922 half pennies, this doesn't affect all 1922 half pennies but most are affected by a soft

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

 

obverse

Rim

The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

 

rim.

Soft rim of a 1922 half penny

The above illustration, the

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

 

obverse of an NGC MS66 1922 half penny shows the typical soft

Rim

The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

 

rim of a 1922 half penny on even the finest gems.

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 1922 (Learn more about the 1922 Specimen Half Penny).

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