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Coin: Penny 1951
Description
CountryNew Zealand CurrencyNew Zealand Pound
Face value1 (x Penny) TypePenny
Year1951 CurrentNo (demonetised 1967)
Mintage6,888,000 (6.9 million) RarityC (Common)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark 6,888,000 (6.9 million), Rarity: C (Common)
MaterialBronze DesignerLeonard Cornwall Mitchell
MonarchKing George VI EffigyPortrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)30.8600 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)9.4498
Obverse

Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, the monarch's legend KING GEORGE THE SIXTH; below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).
Obverse inscription KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Reverse

A tui (bird) perched facing left in a setting of yellow kowhai blossoms; around, NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1951.
Reverse inscriptionNEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1951
EdgePlain Edge inscriptionNone
Penny 1951: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof unknown
Penny 1951: Photos
Penny 1951: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1951
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1951
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Penny 1951: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1951
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1951
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Penny 1951: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 21
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide35
Australian Coin ChartNP12
Penny 1951: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Coin description link
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mint
Reserve Bank of New Zealand 15 Oct 2014 Mintage link Circulation mintage
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mintage
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Mintage
Australian Coin Chart Mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1988 Varieties Proof
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 - Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Valuations
Penny 1951 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: NZD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 39.20 38.58 37.97 37.36
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 24.22 23.55 22.87 22.20
Royal MintAlmost Uncirculated (aUNC) 24.50 24.12 23.73 23.35
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 14.70 14.47 14.24 14.01
Royal MintFine (F) 2.10 2.11 2.13 2.14
Penny 1951 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: USD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintProofProof 197.09 192.60 188.11 183.61
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 16.26 15.39 14.53 13.67
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 7.96 7.47 6.98 6.49
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 4.17 3.99 3.81 3.63
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.36
Royal MintFine (F) 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Historic values in NZD for Penny 1951 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Penny 1951 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Penny 1951 / Proof / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Penny 1951: Links to sites that (may) sell similar coins
Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Penny > 1951
Penny 1951: Some useful external links
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1951
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List of all (25) coins of type: New Zealand / Penny
Penny 1940 Penny 1941 Penny 1942 Penny 1943 Penny 1944 Penny 1945
Penny 1946 Penny 1947 Penny 1949 Penny 1950 Penny 1951 Penny 1952
Penny 1953 Penny 1954 Penny 1955 Penny 1956 Penny 1957 Penny 1958
Penny 1959 Penny 1960 Penny 1961 Penny 1962 Penny 1963 Penny 1964
Penny 1965 (mint sets only)