The 1933 pennies

Australian pennies dated 1933 were minted in Melbourne using dies cut from the London obverse and Birmingham reverse master tools.

A fairly common variety is the 33/32 overdate. Apparently six working dies unused during 1932 were over-hobbed with a 1933 punch. Approximately 11% of 1933 pennies are overdates.

> Mintage
> Designation | P33M.1B.1 (plain) | P33M.1B.2 (overdate)
> Obverse | London | London
> Reverse | Birmingham | Birmingham
> Mint | Melbourne | Melbourne
> Mintge | 5,817,000 | included

Reverses
| P33M.1B.1 This is the common variety. The first 3 has the same orientation as in P32M.1B.2.
| P33M.1B.2 Overdate variety. Difficult to detect without a magnifier. The most obvious feature is the downward extension of the open upper circle of the second 3.

Enlargements of the date
| P33M.1B.1 Normal date.
| P33M.1B.2 Overdate with pertinent features marked. Note that specimens where the downstroke of the 2 extends into the lower part of the 3 are fairly rare.
| P32M.1B.2 Just for comparison ...

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