1918I Halfpenny Good-Very Good
Among the scarcest, most sought after dates of the King George V 1911-36 Halfpenny Series, the 1918I Halfpenny is a must-have in any grade. Notable for the low mintage of just 1.44 million, this symbolic early Australian coin is also underpinned by its connection with Australia’s Baptism of Fire in WWI.
A distinctive element of Australian history, the 1918I Halfpenny was the third and last Australian coin struck at the Royal Mint branch in Calcutta, India. Attesting to this, you will find an ‘I’ mintmark on the reverse, below ‘ONE HALF PENNY’. Britain had struck all of Australia’s early predecimal coins, beginning in 1910, but the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 made shipping coinage to Australia a dangerous exercise. Thus, it was decided to have Australian copper coinage struck in India, creating a short-lived Calcutta Mint Halfpenny Series, and a fascinating, genuine WWI artefact.
With so few struck, and so many inevitably lost or destroyed in the 100+ years since struck, the 1918I Halfpenny is scarce in any condition. Secure this historic Australian predecimal coin in highly collectable Good to Very Good condition!
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1918I Halfpenny Good-Very Good
1918I Halfpenny Good-Very Good
Among the scarcest, most sought after dates of the King George V 1911-36 Halfpenny Series, the 1918I Halfpenny is a must-have in any grade. Notable for the low mintage of just 1.44 million, this symbolic early Australian coin is also underpinned by its connection with Australia’s Baptism of Fire in WWI.
A distinctive element of Australian history, the 1918I Halfpenny was the third and last Australian coin struck at the Royal Mint branch in Calcutta, India. Attesting to this, you will find an ‘I’ mintmark on the reverse, below ‘ONE HALF PENNY’. Britain had struck all of Australia’s early predecimal coins, beginning in 1910, but the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 made shipping coinage to Australia a dangerous exercise. Thus, it was decided to have Australian copper coinage struck in India, creating a short-lived Calcutta Mint Halfpenny Series, and a fascinating, genuine WWI artefact.
With so few struck, and so many inevitably lost or destroyed in the 100+ years since struck, the 1918I Halfpenny is scarce in any condition. Secure this historic Australian predecimal coin in highly collectable Good to Very Good condition!
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Among the scarcest, most sought after dates of the King George V 1911-36 Halfpenny Series, the 1918I Halfpenny is a must-have in any grade. Notable for the low mintage of just 1.44 million, this symbolic early Australian coin is also underpinned by its connection with Australia’s Baptism of Fire in WWI.
A distinctive element of Australian history, the 1918I Halfpenny was the third and last Australian coin struck at the Royal Mint branch in Calcutta, India. Attesting to this, you will find an ‘I’ mintmark on the reverse, below ‘ONE HALF PENNY’. Britain had struck all of Australia’s early predecimal coins, beginning in 1910, but the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 made shipping coinage to Australia a dangerous exercise. Thus, it was decided to have Australian copper coinage struck in India, creating a short-lived Calcutta Mint Halfpenny Series, and a fascinating, genuine WWI artefact.
With so few struck, and so many inevitably lost or destroyed in the 100+ years since struck, the 1918I Halfpenny is scarce in any condition. Secure this historic Australian predecimal coin in highly collectable Good to Very Good condition!
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