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Would someone double check this list I put together of British Pennys?

I wasn't able to find a list anywhere online and don't have any Darkside books to use as reference so I tried to piece together a list using Wikipedia.
Here's what I came up with:
(Year set, btw)

Starting with 1860:
1860-1922
1926-1932
1934-1940
1944-1953
1961-1967
1970

I purposely left off the 1933. Am I missing anything or including any dates that I shouldn't be?

Thanks for any and all help!
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  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Check the wantlist in my sigline for a list of almost all British penny sized (or nearly so) coins. That's not counting varieties and there's a few where the difference in type is minor have been blended into one entry. I'm trying to collect 'em all in junk grade, well not necessarily junk, but on the cheap image

    Edit, to be not so lazy - here's the purely GB part of the list, though there are a lot of commonwealth/colonial types that are to the same spec:

    GREAT BRITAIN
    1/2 penny, 1806
    1 penny, 1860-74 **
    1 penny, 1874-94 **
    1 penny, 1895-1901 **
    1 penny, 1902-10 **
    1 penny, 1911-26 **
    1 penny, 1928-36 **
    1 penny, 1937-48 **
    1 penny, 1949-51
    1 penny, 1953
    1 penny, 1961-67 **
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just to be alittle more complete... lets list the mints

    KN- 1918 AND 1919

    H- 1874, 1875, 1876, 1881, 1882 AND 1912

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  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034


    << <i>GREAT BRITAIN

    1 penny, 1860-74 **
    1 penny, 1874-94 **
    1 penny, 1895-1901 **
    1 penny, 1902-10 **
    1 penny, 1911-26 **
    1 penny, 1928-36 **
    1 penny, 1937-48 **
    1 penny, 1949-51
    1 penny, 1953
    1 penny, 1961-67 ** >>



    No pennies made in 1923-1925 nor 1941-1943. Only five or six minted in 1933 so I didn't include them on my list. Pennys were minted in 1952. A proof penny was issued in 1970.
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  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034


    << <i>Just to be alittle more complete... lets list the mints

    KN- 1918 AND 1919

    H- 1874, 1875, 1876, 1881, 1882 AND 1912 >>



    Heaton- 1874, 1875 (very rare), 1876, 1881, 1882, 1912, 1918, 1919
    Kings- 1918, 1919

    I believe all of the minting done at Soho was well before this time.
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,952 ✭✭✭
    No pennies were minted in 1952. Several denominations were not minted that year due to GVIR's passing. There may have been trials struck, but no collector here is apt to see one unless it's in a museum.

    If you do include 1952, then you have to include 1933 and 1954...
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  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034


    << <i>No pennies were minted in 1952. Several denominations were not minted that year due to GVIR's passing. There may have been trials struck, but no collector here is apt to see one unless it's in a museum.

    If you do include 1952, then you have to include 1933 and 1954... >>



    Noted, thanks for the help.

    I think we then have:

    Royal Mint
    1860-1922
    1926-1932
    1934-1940
    1944-1951
    1961-1967
    1970 (Proof only issue)

    Heaton- 1874, 1875 (very rare), 1876, 1881, 1882, 1912, 1918, 1919
    Kings- 1918, 1919

    Now, does anyone know why the 1875H is "very rare"? I don't know what the mintage is. If it's anything like that 1933 then I'll remove it from the list.


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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,952 ✭✭✭
    The 1875 H is R11 in Freeman - 2,001-3,500 examples expected. It has an official mintage of 752,640, but it is possible that the mintage figure includes pennies made at the Heaton mint that were dated either 1874 H or 1876 H, but made in 1875.

    I wouldn't remove 1875 H from your list - it's tough but obainable. It's estimated to be the same order of rarity as the famous 1869, which is also R11.

    On the other hand, the following dates are really tough and probably unobtainable:

    1882 with "no H" - R17 (16-50 examples expected).
    1933 - R18
    1937 Edward VIII - R18 (proofs only) (* George VI 1937 penny is common *)
    1952 - R20 (not in Freeman, but noted in Coincraft as probably unique, hence the R20 designation)
    1954 - R20



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  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034
    Alrighty, let's see if this is more accurate:

    Royal Mint
    1860-1881
    1883-1922
    1926-1932
    1934-1940 (*1937 George VI)
    1944-1951
    1961-1967
    1970 (Proof only issue)

    Heaton- 1874, 1875 (very rare), 1876, 1881, 1882, 1912, 1918, 1919
    Kings- 1918, 1919
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  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034
    So, as far as this list in concerned, in 1882 the Royal Mint did not put out pennies but Heaton Mint did, correct?
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,952 ✭✭✭
    In my books, I see no indication that the 1882 "no H" issue was simply a mistake by the Heaton Mint. As best as I can tell, it's an RM issue.

    Don't forget 1953 - it was not struck for commerce but was issued as part of the coronation "plastic sets," so it is a legitimate and easy-to-find date.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034
    Royal Mint
    1860-1881
    1883-1922
    1926-1932
    1934-1940 (*1937 George VI)
    1944-1951
    1953
    1961-1967
    1970 (Proof only issue)

    Heaton- 1874, 1875 (very rare), 1876, 1881, 1882, 1912, 1918, 1919
    Kings- 1918, 1919

    Added the 1953. Thank you very much for the help, wybrit, I greatly appreciate it.
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