1945 Pattern Penny

In 1945, Australia's pennies were intended to be produced solely at the Perth

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint but when the Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint prepared the

Die

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

 

dies it became clear that the 1937

Master die

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

 

master dies were worn beyond any usefulness and new

Die

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

 

dies were prepared dated 1945 (Sterling & Currency, 2009). Four

Proof

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

 

proof strikes were prepared by the Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint before

Working die

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

 

working dies were shipped to Perth. The Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint retained all 4 coins which were later transferred to the Museum of Victoria. In July, 1988 the Museum of Victoria released one example for sale which appeared again at auction in November 2006 (Sterling & Currency, 2009). In 2009 a second example was released by the museum which sold at Noble Numismatics Sale 91 realizing just shy of $250,000 (Noble Numismatics, 2009).

This issue is distinguished from the Perth

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint

Business strike

A coin struck for circulation

 

business strike (Learn more about the 1945-Y Penny) and

Proof

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

 

proof strike (Learn more about the 1945-Y Proof Penny) by the absence of dot

Mintmark

A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin

 

mintmark after the Y of PENNY on the

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

 

reverse.




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