⅒ Penny - George VI

Features

Issuer	British West Africa
King	George VI (1936-1952)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1938-1947
Value	⅒ Penny (1⁄2400)
Currency	Pound (1907-1968)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	1.94 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 10696
References	KM# 20 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 21 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GEORGIVS REX ET IND:IMP:
ONE TENTH OF A PENNY
عُشِر الپَنّي

Reverse

Hexagram divides date at bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
· 1944 ·

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
KN	Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1938	12 000 000		$ 0.67	$ 1.90	$ 2.50	$ 7.50		17%
1938							Proof	0.16%
1938 H	1 596 000							3%
1938 H							Proof	0.16%
1939	9 840 000	$ 0.71	$ 1.70	$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 4.00		22%
1939							Proof	0.3%
1940	13 920 000	$ 0.96	$ 0.96	$ 0.96				18%
1940							Proof	0.2%
1941	16 560 000		$ 1.20	$ 3.20				10%
1941							Proof	0.4%
1942	12 360 000		$ 1.10	$ 2.10				9%
1942							Proof	0.2%
1943	22 560 000		$ 1.10	$ 2.20				15%
1944	10 440 000		$ 1.40	$ 2.10	$ 2.80	$ 4.30		16%
1944							Proof	0.2%
1945	25 706 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.30	$ 1.90	$ 5.00		22%
1945							Proof	0.2%
1946	2 803 000		$ 0.94	$ 1.80				13%
1946							Proof	0.3%
1946 H	5 004 000		$ 2.00					5%
1946 KN	1 152 000			$ 2.00	$ 7.10	$ 14		9%
1946 KN							Proof	0.2%
1947	4 202 000			$ 1.80	$ 3.30	$ 5.60		7%
1947							Proof	0.16%
1947 KN	3 900 000							0.8%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 119 Lot 2124	30 Mar 2024	1943	UNC	USD 5.69 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 2750	24 Sep 2022	1946 KN	UNC	USD 15.94 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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