Penny

George VI, Bronze Penny, 1948 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

1d (1 Penny) from George VI's reign, minted in 1948 and in uncirculated condition.

1D (1 Penny) from the reign of George VI, minted in 1948 and in UNC-BU condition.

In 1949 the Royal Mint changed the legend on our coinage, IND IMP was omitted. This was due to India gaining its independence from this country and there was no longer a reason to have it on the legend. There were only two more pennies after this issue and both of these are Rare and very expensive, especially in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. If you want an important type coin, at a price that won’t break the bank, then this 1949 Penny without IND IMP is the coin for you. All of the coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and came from a bag that was found in a bank in the United States. They had been there since 1949! These are priced right to entice and delight you and at our price, it might be interesting to buy a couple of extra pieces for trading with other collectors.

Unlike the smaller denominations, the classic penny design featuring a seated Britannia, first introduced in 1860 and would continue throughout George VI’s reign. Here we offer the 1949 Penny in Brilliant Unirculated condition.

Mark also had a small box of the Rare 1950 George VI Penny, it has a mintage of just 240,000 coins and they were all released overseas. Normally we sell this coin in Very Fine for £29.50, but the coins Mark had were Good Very Fine – Extremely Fine. For 20 collectors only you can have one for the same price as a Very Fine. This is a Rare Penny and in better than usual condition but at the price, we would usually charge for a lesser grade coin.

With wonderful colour and fields, slight edge bump.

Copper Pennies first introduced in 1797 under George III were worth their weight in copper, which was a huge 1oz. By Victorian times the copper pennies - which were struck between 1838 and 1860 - were reduced to 0.6oz, before they changed to the smaller Bronze “Bun Head” design. We have been putting high-grade Copper Pennies of Victoria away for a number of years and are delighted to offer you these impressive pieces in Extremely Fine grade. They feature William Wyon’s depiction of Victoria’s “Young Head” on the obverse and the classic Britannia reverse. Some dates are very rare, we will be offering ones dated 1854 and 1858 only.