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The 1925 coin penny is the 3rd rarest copper coin from Australia. According to records from their Royal Mint, this coin was struck late in the year to make sure that Australian merchants had plenty of pennies during the Christmas season. When collectors take an interest in Australian coins, one of the first coins they usually try to acquire is a 1925 penny. While it’s rare, it’s not nearly as rare as the 1930 penny so it’s much easier to find to add to a collection.
Evidence shows that if you have a 1925 coin penny, it was one of the over 117,000 struck a the Melbourne Mint. After World War I ended with many more losses and more expense than Australia anticipated, gold was valuable internationally, but the told pulled from Australia’s mines was dropping. This spoke of trouble for Australia’s economy, so a great deal of gold was imported from London in 1925. This gold was chiefly used to make sovereigns in 1925 at the Melbourne Mint. The Commonwealth offered a bonus to citizens bringing in British silver coins in June of 1925. To replace these large numbers of British coins removed from circulation, they had to strike Australian silver coins to ensure good retail trade through the Christmas season, but they didn’t produce nearly as many as they had only the year before.
The 1925 coin penny is sought by collectors, not just for its rarity, but because there are minor die varieties found in the coin. Records at the Melbourne Mint show that they were experimenting that year with dies and the hardening of dies, and it’s believed that these experiments led to the die variations often found in this coin.
The 1925 coin penny is sometimes found today by searching through bulk quantities of pennies, though finding one of these coins in fantastic condition is rare. When they are found, they go far behind the capabilities of the average collector, as the price has often been record-setting at collector auctions.
If you’re looking for a 1925 coin penny to add to your collection, online coin dealers and auctions like eBay are a great place to look. While the great condition 1925 pennies are extremely rare and extremely valuable, it’s not that difficult to find one in worn condition or very used condition. While these don’t look as good, of course, they’re still quite an addition to a serious world coin collection, or a comprehensive Australian coin collection.
When shopping for a 1925 coin penny, you might find a $1 auction and think you’ve stumbled onto a great deal for the coin you’ve been looking for, but read the fine print carefully. Because of the rarity and value of a fine condition coin, some sellers sell 1925 penny replicas for very little money. If you’d like to have a great condition replica, this is an option. But you can probably find a used 1925 penny for a reasonable price, so you might want to hold out for a genuine coin.
Originally posted 2008-10-28 05:00:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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