Half Penny 1916 - Not intended for circulation
Half Penny 1916 value
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- SP
- Business strike
| Variety | SP-60 | SP-62 | SP-63 | SP-64 | SP-65 | SP-66 | SP-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 - I | - | - | - | - | - | $22,800 | $38,000 |
SP (Specimen): Special collectors coins struck at the Mint with a frosted/mirror appearance on the design and effigy from 1996 to 2025. Before 1996, if specimen coins have been removed from their protective envelope or original package, it is harder to differentiate them from PL coins. Specimen coins are struck up to two times on numismatic presses.
Auctions prices and values
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Half Penny 1916 - I - Mule
On October 5, 2019, an Australian copy of this coin, certified PCGS VF-35, sold for AUD$36,000 by Roxbury's Auction House. This particular coin was found in 2019 in a tin in a shed on a deceased estate.
Another was sold by Noble Numismatics in March 2015, ungraded gVF condition (~EF Sheldon) and realized AUD$64,530. In June 2011, Queensland's International Auction Galleries sold an ungraded halfpenny 1916-I Mule in aVF (~EF Sheldon) for AUD$81,550.
Mintage
- Half Penny 1916 - I : 3,600,000
- Half Penny 1916 - I - Mule : n/a
Specifications - Half Penny 1916 - I
- Mint: Calcutta
- Alloy: 97% copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5% tin
- Weight: 5.67g
- Diameter : 25.5mm
- Engraver: Obverse: Sir E. B. MacKennel, Reverse: W. H. J. Blakemore
- Die axis: ↑↑
Last update : Sunday, June 15, 2025
