In 1944 the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck just shy of 28 million pennies to assist with the increased currency circulation brought about by foreign troops stationed in Australia. This was in addition to just 2 million pennies produced by the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint (
Learn more about the 1944 Penny). The date is easy to acquire in circulated grades although while readily obtainable in
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state, finding the piece above MS64 can be quite a challenge with characteristic poor strike depth and
Bagmarks
Surface marks caused by impact from other coins during the handling process before the coin enters circulation
bagmarked fields.
The Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint 1944 penny is differentiated from the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint issue (
Learn more about the 1944 Penny) by a small dot after the
Y in
PENNY on the
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse:
Dot mintmark on the 1944 Perth mint penny
The Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint issue is by far the scarcer issue with a
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage of only 2 million, compared with the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint's 27 million though above MS64 the Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint issue is near impossible to source while the characteristic strong strike of the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint issue makes it relatively easy to source.
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