1953 matte Proof Elizabeth II British Bronze Penny

Obverse
1953 matte Proof Elizabeth II British Bronze Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1953 matte Proof Elizabeth II British Bronze Penny (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Elizabeth II 
Face value:  1 Penny 
Date:  1953 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate bust of Elizabeth II facing right 
Legend:  ELIZABETH II DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REGINA F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  ONE PENNY 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Mary Gillick, Charles Walter Coombes 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 883 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1953 matte Proof 
Mintage:  2 
Scarcity: 
 (URS2)
Valuation: 
Notes:  Matte Proof 

Specifications
Total Weight:  9.4400g (0.30 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  30.80mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1953 matte Proof 2 $3500
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