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Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 10:37 pm which mint is this Penny from ?If you feel like giving a grade opinion that would also be appreciated, I need to test myself against the experts . Thanks Rick Edited by Metalman 05/28/2006 10:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

humpybong Pillar of the Community Australia 1262 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 11:17 pm Rick, The dot after the Y in penny means that this coin id from the Perth Mint. From the picture I would say the grade to be aVF Report this Post to the Staff
Bigfella Pillar of the Community Australia 853 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 11:19 pm My two bobs withs says it is a Perth Mint Penny. There is a dot after the y in penny. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 11:33 pm OK the dot after the Y indicates Perth Mint,, Isthere a significance to a dot on both sides of the word Penny ? Like the coin that AKAK posted ? Mine very obviously has only one, His very obviously has two . Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16831 Posts	Posted 05/28/2006 11:41 pm Two dots, before and after, are on coins from the Bombay mint, which was used to strike Australian coppers during WWII. There should also be a small "I" below the portrait on the obverse of those coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 12:10 am Thank you Sap,, the Krause catalog makes sense now, with the different Pennies, 1942 P 1942 B with l and without l. I was having problems because of AKAK's thread,, that was Mis Identified for Mint, His coin is a 1942-B with l Rick Report this Post to the Staff
lim118 Pillar of the Community Australia 1529 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 12:26 am Goes to show how mistakes can sometimes be made and wrong information is imparted unintentionally....apologies matey... Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 12:43 am No problem Lim, Just had me confused a bit, I cound not make the two coins match up to the krause,, Its mostly My in experiance that is to blame,, but I'm working on it. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
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