1933 Penny

The 1933 penny is one of the more common dates in the series, both in circulated grades and in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state. Acquiring the coin with original

Mint brilliance

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

 

mint brilliance however, can still represent quite a challenge.

Just shy of 6 million pieces were produced at the Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint accounting for its availability today. Six of the 1933

Working die

The die with a reversed impression of the coin used to strike the actual coins

 

working dies were produced from unused 1932

Die

A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin

 

dies producing the 1933/32

Overdate

A coin with a numeral in the date punched or tooled over another numeral

 

overdate

Variety

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

 

variety (Learn more about the 1933/2 Overdate Penny). These are fairly scarce and tend to command a premium even in circulated grades. This

Variety

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

 

variety can be quite difficult to notice and is best detected by the presence of a protruding tip at the end of the top half of the 2nd 3 in the date and with the aid of a magnifying glass, can be detected by the presence of the back of a 2 just right of the back of the 2nd 3.

Regular 1933 Penny	1933/2 Overdate Penny

The Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint also produced a

Proof

A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation

 

proof strike in 1933 (Learn more about the 1933 Proof Penny).

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