Australian Penny

Before 1910 United Kingdom currency was the official legal tender of Australia. The first Australian penny was minted in 1911.

The penny ran until 1964, when Australia stopped minting pre-decimal coins in preparation for decimalisation in 1966.

Dates not minted: 1910, 1937, 1954.

The Australian Penny is what really got me hooked on coin collecting and started me down the path of numismatics.

There are so many varieties to look out for in addition to just the year itself when trying for a complete collection such as:

the "Indian" and "London" Obverse.
Mintmarks in the form of "Dots" located on certain years in different positions on the reverse.
Wide and Narrow Dates

Some are common, some are extremely rare.

I would wholeheartedly recommend the website:

For assistance with tracking down some of these varieties, it is an absolute gold mine of knowledge on the topic.

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1911 Australian Penny - Very Good - Considered a Slightly Harder date for Period

1915 (H) Australian Penny - Very Good - Considered Harder for Period

1915 (L) Australian Penny - Very Good - Considered Harder for Period

1916 (I) Australian Penny - Very Fine - readily available in lower grades

1917 Australian Penny - Very Good - readily available in lower grades

1920 Australian Penny - Very Good - Indian Obverse No Dots

1921 Australian Penny - Very Good - readily available in lower grades

1922 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - Indian Obverse with Curve Base Lettering - Considered Slightly Harder

1922 Australian Penny - Fine - London Obverse with "Wide Date Toenail 9" and Flat Base Lettering - Considered Scarce

1923 Australian Penny - Very Good - Considered harder in higher grades

1928 Australian Penny - Very Good - readily available in lower grades

1929 Australian Penny - Indian Obverse - Very Good - readily available in lower grades

1929 Australian Penny - London Obverse - Very Good - harder in higher grades

1931 Australian Penny - Indian Obverse with "Normal 1" - Very Fine - Considered Scarce

1931 Australian Penny - London Obverse with "Dropped 1" - Very Fine

1931 Australian Penny - London Obverse with "Normal 1" - Extremely Fine but Cleaned

1932 Australian Penny - harder in higher grades - Very Good

1933 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - readily available in lower grades

1934 Australian Penny - Very Good - relatively common for period

1935 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - relatively common for period #1

1935 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - relatively common for period #2

1935 Australian Penny - Very Good - readily available in lower grades

1936 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - readily available in lower grades #1

1936 Australian Penny - Extremely Fine - readily available in lower grades #2