1932 Half Penny

The 1932 half penny, while an easy date to acquire in circulated grades, is one of the scarcest dates of the 1930s in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state, especially if sought with original

Mint brilliance

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

 

mint brilliance. While its

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage of about 2.5 million may be out shadowed by the sub million

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintages of 1930 (Learn more about the 1930 Half Penny) and 1931 (Learn more about the 1931 Half Penny) it is by no means as common as the 1933-36 range of half pennies.

With the Great Depression peaking in Australia, the deflationary nature of the economy at the time ensured that very few people could afford to hoard coins. This limited the number of

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state examples available of the 1932 half penny although being dated towards the end of the series made it subject to hoarding in subsequent years - these however, would rarely have graded in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state.

The year is almost always well struck up and

Uncirculated

A coin which has not been circulated

 

uncirculated examples tend to average around MS64.

In 1932 the Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint also produced a

Proof of record

A proof or specimen strike intended to represent a circulation piece produced for mint records

 

proof of record strike (Learn more about the 1932 Proof Half Penny).

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