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Detailed information about Coin: Threepence 1942 from New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 3 (x Penny) | Type | Threepence (Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1942 | Current | No (demonetised 1967) | ||||||
| Mintage | 3,120,000 (3.1 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | 0.500 Silver | Designer | George Kruger Gray | ||||||
| Monarch | King George VI | Effigy | Portrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 16.2600 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 1.4138 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, the monarch's legend GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR; below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget). |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR | ||||||||
| Reverse | Two carved patu (Maori weapons) crossed with lanyards or throngs attached; between their blades, the value and denomination 3d (abbreviation for "three pence"); above, NEW ZEALAND; below, the date 1942; the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray) are below the centre of the crossed weapons. |
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| Reverse inscription | NEW ZEALAND 3d 1942 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| One dot | 250,000 (included in main number) | (hover mouse for text) |
New Zealand 1942 3 pence Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: One dot variety. source |
New Zealand 1942 3 pence Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 7 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 58 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NT10 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| 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 | 1966 | Mintage | ||
| John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue | 1965 | Varieties | One dot (no stop after date) | |
| John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue | 1965 - | Valuations | ||
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 1965 - 1966 | Valuations |
| Years | ||||||
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | One dot | Uncirculated (UNC) | 1,552.26 | 1,559.92 | 1,567.58 | 1,575.24 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 692.72 | 684.32 | 675.92 | 667.53 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 447.74 | 443.17 | 438.61 | 434.05 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Very Fine (VF) | 66.06 | 59.92 | 53.78 | 47.65 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Fine (F) | 15.52 | 15.62 | 15.72 | 15.81 |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 82.97 | 83.44 | 83.91 | 84.39 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 50.35 | 50.05 | 49.75 | 49.45 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 30.75 | 30.76 | 30.77 | 30.77 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 8.11 | 8.08 | 8.05 | 8.02 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | One dot | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 528.25 | 508.62 | 488.99 | 469.36 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Uncirculated (UNC) | 337.72 | 324.07 | 310.42 | 296.77 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 140.88 | 130.85 | 120.82 | 110.79 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Very Fine (VF) | 35.04 | 31.43 | 27.82 | 24.21 |
| Royal Mint | One dot | Fine (F) | 3.94 | 3.87 | 3.81 | 3.74 |
| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 32.63 | 30.92 | 29.22 | 27.51 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 16.80 | 16.11 | 15.41 | 14.72 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 8.57 | 8.27 | 7.97 | 7.68 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 3.09 | 3.08 | 3.07 | 3.06 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | |
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| Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Threepence > 1942 |
| Museums Victoria: Coin - 3 Pence, New Zealand, 1942 | New Zealand 1942 3 pence - CoinFactsWiki |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |