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New Member
Australia
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Just curious... Anybody here know if the 1925 and 1946 Australian pennies are rare in any way? I inherited a pre-decimal coin collection folder (from Pa) and it says that there weren't many pennies made in these years... This maybe a silly question, but I noticed that sometimes.. The amount of coins minted doesn't have much to do with how rare they are or what the value is. Just curious.. I am new to the pre-decimal type coins :( |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The 1925 is the 2nd rarest & the 1946 is the 3rd rarest pennies,very rare in high end grades.
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New Member
 Australia
36 Posts |
Oh :O ... I didn't know that 1920 is the 2nd rarest coin! :O
Thankyou :) ... Not sure about the grade though.. I'd have to post a pic or something.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Please post pictures so people can give a better indication of value but the 1925 is in most cases worth at least $100 and the 1946 at least $50. Grade is obviously important and prices increase hugely at the nicer end of the scale.
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New Member
Australia
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  I decided not to put in the 1946 penny as it appears to have been run over by several trucks. The 1925 Penny I think looks ok :) |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hate to say it Nick01, But this appears to have been cleaned/polished.
I can see 6 Perls but the glare may be hiding the centre jewel and the other 2 Perls.
The best I can give it is aVF cleaned
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Valued Member
Australia
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Great looking coin.
Hard to tell from the 2nd picture because of the flash, but looks almost like a full band, and the top part of the centre diamond. My opinion is good Fine but don't take this as gospel. If you can see the 4 corners in the diamond, it becomes closer to Very Fine.
In Fine it catalogues at $250, $425 in Very Fine
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New Member
Australia
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I don't think it's cleaned =P. The previous owner of the coin (Pa) told me NEVER to clean coins. He sounded pretty serious about not cleaning them lol. He is a scary dude lol
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Well he gave you very sound advice then, I think it's just the flash,if you can Nick take the coin outside in the daylight & get some good clear pictures for us.
Makes it much easier to give you an accurate assessment of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
Not cleaned but its not VF due to the lack of a centre diamond which I dont think is a trick of the flash. I think F would be a fair grade. And possibly gF as rbarat suggests if the centre diamond is a little less worn. Good news is IMO it is genuine with a nice looking date. On ebay I would suspect to get anywhere from $100 to $120. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks cleaned to me, the high points on the reverse are way too reflective. I'd give it gF.
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New Member
Australia
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Me in 2012. Take no notice. A little over 2 years of coin collecting and still didn't know a thing.
Yes, they are rare! Or at least somewhat. 1930, 1925 and then 1946. In that order. The 1925 in question is a 'Broken N' variety correct? So, yes of course they're valuable!
Spoiler: The 1925 ended up being taken to PCGS to get graded.
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Posted 04/22/2012 09:40 am
