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AKAK New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 10:57 am Sorry to intrude on this thread, but I have an Australian penny that's exactly like the one on bm's avatar. The only difference is that mine is a '42 and in better condition. Would that be worth anything? Edited by Metalman 05/28/2006 4:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

lim118 Pillar of the Community Australia 1529 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 11:14 am There are two types of the 1942 penny, one strucked in Perth and the other in Bombay. Without looking at a good scan of the coin it is not possible to tell you which is the one you have or let you know what I think it is worth. Catalogue values for the Perth penny can vary from 50 cents to $450.00 and the Bombay one can vary from 50 cents to $225.00. BTW welcome to the Community. Report this Post to the Staff
AKAK New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 3:01 pm Is this a good image? And, thanks for the welcome. :) EDIT: The picture isn't really clear, so I'll tell the details. On the front (bottom left of the kangaroo) is a 7-pointed star, and on the right of the kangaroo is a "kg". There's also a period before and after the word "penny" (although I don't think that matter, does it? You'll have to excuse me, I'm a novice at this, ;P). On the back (around the head) are the words, "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP." Edited by AKAK 05/28/2006 3:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 4:12 pm Hi AKAK Welcome to the forum !! I split your topic off the other thread, Your topic is deserving of its own !! By the way , I have tried to enlarge your pics abit, Hope its ok ? Rick Edited by Metalman 05/28/2006 6:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
lim118 Pillar of the Community Australia 1529 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 5:25 pm The one pictured was strucked at the Perth Mint (look at the dot after the letter "Y" in the word Penny). Both the obverse and reverse of the coin shows wear to the high points and IMHO will at best only make the VF grade. In this grade the catalogue value (Maccas) is only $10.00. Report this Post to the Staff
humpybong Pillar of the Community Australia 1262 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 5:58 pm Welcome to the forum AKAK. Hope you enjoy your stay with us. You do not specify what country you are from. Do you collect Australian coins. My avatar is the 1947 Penny but pennies have been around and used for about 50 years. Different mint produced them so depending on the year, the mint and condition values could vary greatly ( from 50 cents to many thousands of dollars). Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 6:21 pm Hi Guys I have a quick question AKAK's 1942 Penny has 2 dots one before and one after Penny,, my coin on the other hand has only 1 after the Y nothing before the P ? which mint is which on these coins ? Rick Report this Post to the Staff
AKAK New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 7:16 pm quote: Originally posted by lim118 The one pictured was strucked at the Perth Mint (look at the dot after the letter "Y" in the word Penny). Both the obverse and reverse of the coin shows wear to the high points and IMHO will at best only make the VF grade. In this grade the catalogue value (Maccas) is only $10.00. Wow, that's a pretty big jump from 100's of dollars (I'm assuming VF is "Very Fine condition?"), I didn't realize only a slight degradation in the condition affected so much. Doesn't matter t'me anyways, because I thought was only worth its face value, :P. Report this Post to the Staff
Dewayne76 Pillar of the Community United States 590 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 9:07 pm Wecome to the forum. Report this Post to the Staff
lim118 Pillar of the Community Australia 1529 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 12:07 am quote: Originally posted by Metalman Hi Guys I have a quick question AKAK's 1942 Penny has 2 dots one before and one after Penny,, my coin on the other hand has only 1 after the Y nothing before the P ? which mint is which on these coins ? Rick I stand corrected metalman/AKAK...the two dots as per what is on this coin (before and after the word penny)signifies this coin is from the Bombay Mint. Did not see the very small letter "I"..... Report this Post to the Staff
AKAK New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 07:12 am Neither did I, Lim. I actually noticed it last night while I was looking at my coin. I saw it, and thought, "Whoops, did that matter?" Does that affect the price? Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9404 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 07:43 am Welcome to the forum AKAK. Yes, unfortunately at VF the Bombay coin is worth less, only $7 (Australian Dollars). Steve Report this Post to the Staff
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