MLS 1959 Halfpenny Collectable British Coin - Uncirculated / Predecimal / UK Souvenir from London England Great Britain

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Early Pennies were pure silver, exchangeable for and worth their weight in the precious metal. The Halfpence coins were, likewise, half the weight and also equal in value to their weight in the precious metal content. The obverse of the coin featured the current reigning monarch of Australia (excluding 1936 when Edward VIII was King). Three monarchs were featured; King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II. All halfpennies produced with George VI and Elizabeth II had the Kangaroo Reverse. [5] The denomination is inscribed boldly in full capitals long the lower edge of the coin. At the top, curving along the upper coin edge, are the words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”. If the coin is brown or red, look for errors. These include doubling on the date and the word “LIBERTY”, or repunched mint marks.

Talking Heads by Alan Bennett No. 3 "A lady of Letters" (Runtime 33.24)". circa 22 min. & 33. sec. in. a b "University College London Dept. of Psychology and Language Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Professor Emeritus John Christopher Wells' C.V. (via Internet Archive) The shortage of small coins was finally resolved in 1797. In this year, industrialist, Matthew Bolton was authorised by The Bank of England to strike the first legal tender copper one Penny and two Penny coins. Cecil Walter Thomas, OBE, FRBS, was a British sculptor and medallist. As a sculptor, he created many private memorials for display in churches and cemeteries and as a medallist was regularly commissioned by the Royal Mint. If you look closely, you’ll see it includes the statue of Lincoln at the center of the portico. That makes the Lincoln Memorial pennies one of the few coins to carry the image of the same person on both sides.

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The familiar motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” is inscribed above Lincoln’s portrait. Further down and to the left is the word “LIBERTY”. The date is a little lower down on the right-hand side.

Brenner signed his portrait, originally intending to add his signature to the obverse. He was told this would not be acceptable, so instead placed his initials on the reverse. University of Pennsylvania, Department of Linguistics: Assistant Professor Gareth Roberts" . Retrieved 11 June 2019. Values tend to be slightly lower than Philadelphia pennies at equivalent grades. Pennies need to be red to be worth more than their face value. And unless they feature an interesting error, they will usually need to be graded at least MS63. We are indebted to Declan Magee Coins and Numista member Sjoelund for their kind permission to reproduce the images below which list some of the varieties for this series. Proof Coin - Halfpenny, Australia, 1923". Museums Victoria Collections . Retrieved 20 November 2020.

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a b c d e f g h i j k McConnelley, Ian (2017). Renniks Australian Pre-Decimal Coin Varieties: Half Penny through to Crown 1910-1964. Rennik's. In 1937 the reverse design changed from Britannia to be replaced by Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind.