Mintage:UnknownMint:SydneyMonarch:George VReverse Designer:W. H. J. BlakemoreObverse Designer:Sir E. B. MacKennelSize:25.5mmWeight:5.67gEdge:PlainComposition:97% Copper 2.5% Zinc 0.5% Tin
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The
specimen
1922 half pennies were among the last
specimen
half pennies struck by the Sydney mint, 2nd only to the 1926
issues. They feature an even surface, similar to the 1919 and 1920
specimen
half penny, unlike the cartwheel reflective surface of the business strike
. This should not be confused with a dulled business strike which would show increased unevenness
at the microscopic level and will almost certainly be paired with other imperfections from circulation. Another key characteristic
to the
specimen strike is the sharp obverserim. While some normal
business strikes exhibit razor sharp details, which may be made increasingly confusing when paired with often seen
mark-free surfaces from the more careful Sydney mint process, these
tend to have a flattened obverserim, atypical of the
specimen
strike.
Rim of a specimen strike
Rim of a business strike
It is unknown how many
specimen
s were produced at the Sydney mint in 1922 but a figure of about
5-7 would be consistent with other years that the Sydney mint produced specimens.
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