1916 halfpenny
au-halfpenny-1916
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 2 of these and photographs each one, which is a documented proof that a coin bearing this date exists. It says nothing about how many were struck, and is not counted as a mintage anywhere here.
What they hold: specimen. None of these is a circulating strike, so this date is attested only by pieces that were never issued for use.
Specimen Coin - Halfpenny, Australia, 1916 specimen
Specimen Coin - Halfpenny, Australia, 1916 specimen
Mintage
no-coin-dated-figure 3,600,000 pieces
No document names how many coins were struck bearing the date 1916. This counts what Calcutta Mint, India (mintmark I) struck for Australia during report year 1916, which is a different quantity: Australia's early coin was made in England and India, and the reports state a report year rather than the date on the coin.
| Figure | Mint | What was counted | Source, and its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,600,000 | Calcutta Mint, India (mintmark I) | struck-in-report-year what Calcutta Mint, India (mintmark I) struck for Australia during report year 1916 |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Imperial and Colonial coinage appendices
11,107 2 11:107 2 23,003 2 6 231,003; 2 10,050 10,050 7,500 00 7,500 ——0:10,501 17 1' 030,50117 1 £7,500 x 480 coins per pound |
What this page does not tell you
It does not tell you what the coin is worth. A catalogue can honestly report how many were struck, what metal is in one, and what the documents say. It cannot report a market price without either inventing it or copying someone who might have. So this catalogue reports the first three and stays quiet about the fourth.