1922 was the first year in which the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint assisted en masse in the production of production of Australian copper coins. This was due to the strong demand for circulating currency, in particular the lower denominations brought about by the roaring twenties. The Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint produced a total of 9,529,440 pennies while the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint produced 3,626,400 from November 1921 to February 1923
(Sterling & Currency, 2008). Of these, 208,800 were struck prior to the receipt of 1922
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
dies and can be assumed to have been dated 1921 (
Learn more about the 1921 Penny).
Considering the large
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage from the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint, and the untested minting process of the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint, finding well struck examples can prove to be quite a challenge, with many pieces having been struck from worn and overworked
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
dies and the rest at less than ideal striking pressures - probably either to increase the working life of the
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
die, or due technical reasons of the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint, as their
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint has in the past, only ever struck gold coins, which due to their relative softness, require much less striking pressure.
Because of this and due to the high demand for circulating currency in the early 1920s, finding the coin in higher
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state grades can prove to be quite a challenge, even considering the high
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage figure.
The Perth
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 record striking for the year (
Learn more about the 1922 Specimen Penny).
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