Mintage:4 KnownMint:MelbourneMonarch:George VIReverse Designer:George Kruger GrayObverse Designer:Thomas H. PagetSize:30.8mmWeight:9.45gEdge:PlainComposition:97% Copper 2.5% Zinc 0.5% Tin
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In 1945, Australia's pennies were intended to be produced solely at the Perth
mint but when the Melbourne mint prepared the
dies
it became clear that the 1937 master dies were worn beyond any usefulness and new
dies
were prepared dated 1945
(Sterling & Currency, 2009)
. Four
proof
strikes were prepared by the Melbourne mint before
working dies were shipped to Perth. The Melbourne mint
retained all 4 coins which were later transferred to the Museum of Victoria. In July, 1988 the Museum of Victoria released
one example for sale which appeared again at auction in November 2006
(Sterling & Currency, 2009)
. In 2009 a second example was released by the museum which sold at Noble Numismatics Sale 91 realizing just shy
of $250,000
(Noble Numismatics, 2009)
. This issue is distinguished from the Perth mintbusiness strikeand
proof
strike by the absence of dot
mintmark
after the Y of PENNY on the reverse.
Dot Mintmark on 1945-Y Penny
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