Up for sale is my 1962 Britain One (1) Penny "Elizabeth ll" coin.
Please examine photo's carefully as this is the coin that you will be receiving.
This coin was minted 61 years ago.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
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Young laureate portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
+ ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F:D:
M · G ·
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Seated figure of Britannia right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind with lighthouse to left, denomination above and date in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE PENNY
1964
Engraver: Charles Walter Coombes
Plain
The standard weight of these pieces was 48 to the pound avoirdupois (1/3 ounce or 145.8 grains).
Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | 1 | 0.5% | unique | |||||||||
1961 | 48 313 400 | 22% | ||||||||||
1961 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
1962 | 157 588 600 | 36% | ||||||||||
1962 | 0.6% | Proof | ||||||||||
1963 | 119 733 600 | 34% | ||||||||||
1963 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
1964 | 153 294 000 | 36% | ||||||||||
1964 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
1965 | 121 310 400 | 32% | ||||||||||
1966 | 165 739 200 | 36% | ||||||||||
1967 | 654 564 000 | 67% | ||||||||||
1970 | 750 400 | 5% | Proof |