Coppers to Crowns

Collection Bronze Penny

BP1937a

Bronze Penny, 1937

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1937
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
109,032,000 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
George VI
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
9.4 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95.5%,Tin 3%,Zinc 1.5%)
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of BP1937a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP.
Reverse inscription
ONE PENNY, Date
CC2000
G61D-005 1 1
Peck
P2400 - A
Freeman
F217 1 A
All Coin Values
AC1937 a -

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £4.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

P of IMP to tooth

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Right limb of 2nd N in PENNY to tooth