1 Cent - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

Features

Country	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1966-1984
Value	1 Cent 0.01 AUD = 0.0066 USD
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	2.6 g
Diameter	17.65 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 62, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 49 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1984

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Feather-tailed Glider, Acrobates pygmaeus, also called Pygmy Gliding Possum.

Lettering:
1
SD

Engraver: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of Decimal Currency in Australia the One Cent coin was struck in Bronze. This version of the coin with the Arnold Machin 2nd portrait of the Queen ran until 1984 when it was replaced in 1985 with the Raphael D. Makleouf 3rd Portrait.

The different mints on the 1966 coin (http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2010/03/australian-1966-1c-mint-marks.html)

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The Uncirculated and Proof sets were released every year from 1966 to 1984 except 1967 & 1968 when none were produced.

Here is the Proof 1 cent Coin in an Open 1966 Proof Set.

Here is the coin in one of the rare Green Uncirculated 2 coin Cards that included a 1 cent and 2 cent coin.

The Fine Silver Proof Set of 2006 included a re-issued version of this coin. (See link below)

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1966	146,140,000		0.19	0.24	0.27		0.90	24%	Canberra Mint; No blunted whiskers
1966	238,990,000		0.24	0.27	0.45			19%	Melbourne Mint; Blunted whisker on right
1966	26,620,000			0.32				4%	Perth Mint; Blunted 2nd whisker from right
1966	18,054						228.20	0.9%	Proof Open Year Set
1966	12							0.04%	Proof Sealed Year Set
1966	77,250							0.2%	UNC Carded Year Set
1966	43,100							0.06%	UNC Two Coin Green Carded Set
1966	15,809							0.09%	UNC Year Set Blue wallet
1966	70							0.06%	UNC Year Set; Operation Fastbuck wallet
1966	12,260							0.09%	UNC Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallets
1966	520							0.04%	UNC Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet
1967	110,055,001	0.09	0.18	0.26	0.47			18%	Melbourne Mint
1968	19,930,000			0.27				6%	Melbourne Mint
1969	87,680,000			0.23	0.56			14%	Canberra Mint
1969	13,056							0.3%	Proof Year Set
1969	14,351							0.07%	UNC Year Set; Blue Wallet
1969	16,285							0.06%	UNC Year Set; Red Wallet
1970	72,560,000		0.24	0.27	0.85			13%	Canberra Mint
1970	15,368							0.4%	Proof Year Set
1970	28,572							0.15%	UNC Year Set
1971	102,455,000		0.10	0.21	0.49	0.61	0.86	18%	Canberra Mint
1971	10,066							0.4%	Proof Year Set
1971	39,065							0.09%	UNC Year Set
1972	82,400,000	0.11		0.21	0.47			13%	Canberra Mint
1972	10,272							0.3%	Proof Year Set
1972	39,065							0.09%	UNC Year Set
1973	140,710,000			0.26	0.48		0.64	17%	Canberra Mint
1973	10,090							0.3%	Proof Year Set
1973	30,928							0.06%	UNC Year Set
1974	131,720,000			0.22	0.25			16%	Canberra Mint
1974	10,918							0.3%	Proof Year Set
1974	25,475							0.04%	UNC Year Set
1975	134,775,000			0.23	0.44		0.23	16%	Canberra Mint
1975	23,021							0.4%	Proof Year Set
1975	30,121							0.11%	UNC Year Set
1976	172,935,000		0.32	0.32	0.37		1.08	18%	Canberra Mint
1976	21,200							0.4%	Proof Year Set
1976	40,004							0.15%	UNC Year Set
1977	153,430,000			0.26	0.43		0.81	16%	Canberra Mint
1977	55,006							0.7%	Proof Year Set
1977	128,010							0.19%	UNC Year Set
1978	97,253,000			0.27	0.54		0.58	12%	Canberra Mint
1978	38,519							0.5%	Proof Year Set
1978	70,006							0.15%	UNC Year Set
1979	130,339,000			0.22	0.47		0.59	15%	Canberra Mint
1979	36,006							0.3%	Proof Year Set
1979	70,006							0.2%	UNC Year Set
1980	137,892,000		0.38	0.38	0.57		0.65	16%	Canberra Mint
1980	68,000							0.6%	Proof Year Set
1980	100,000							0.2%	UNC Year Set
1981	183,600,000			0.25	0.25		0.53	20%	Canberra Mint
1981	86,100							0.8%	Proof Year Set
1981	120,000							0.3%	UNC Year Set
1981	40,300,000							0.3%	Wales Mint
1982	134,290,000		0.11	0.27	0.33		0.64	14%	Canberra Mint
1982	100,000							0.6%	Proof Year Set
1982	195,950							0.3%	UNC Year Set
1983	183,600,000		0.18	0.24	0.76		0.81	16%	Canberra Mint
1983	80,000							0.5%	Proof Year Set
1983	155,700							0.2%	UNC Year Set
1984	74,735,000			0.38	0.38		0.59	10%	Canberra Mint
1984	61,000							0.6%	Proof Year Set
1984	150,014							0.15%	UNC Year Set

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