Penny - 1940 to 1967 - Price Guide
George V pennies were produced every year to the same standard until 1922, but after a three-year gap in production the alloy composition was changed to 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc. Pennies were not minted every year of George VI's reign. The pre-decimal penny was demonetised on 1 September 1971, just over six months after decimalisation, and replaced (in effect) by the decimal half new penny, with ½p being worth 1.2d.
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Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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1940 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1945 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1946 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1946 - ONE' | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1950 | - | - | €7.40 | €13.10 | €16.60 | €19.90 |
1951 | - | - | €18.50 | €24.30![]() | €26.00 | €31.50 |
1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953 | - | - | - | €1.05 | €2.40 | €3.00![]() |
1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1940 | €6.40 | €24.00 | €27.30 | €69.30 | €80.90 | €103 | - |
1944 | €5.70 | €12.90 | €22.10 | - | - | - | - |
1945 | €4.60 | €10.50 | €17.90 | €46.10 | €74.40 | €103 | - |
1946 | €1.85 | €5.30 | €10.00 | - | - | - | - |
1946 - ONE' | €69.30 | €139 | €208 | - | - | - | - |
1947 | €0.90 | €3.80 | €7.30 | €23.20 | €103 | - | - |
1948 | €0.90 | €3.80 | €11.40![]() | €29.00![]() | €95.70 | €157 | - |
1949 | €0.90 | €4.30 | €8.20 | €90.80 | - | - | - |
1950 | €23.10 | €36.70 | €40.60 | €80.30 | €120 | - | - |
1951 | €37.00 | €48.00 | €52.60 | €57.30 | €82.50![]() | €111 | - |
1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953 | €3.10![]() | €7.70![]() | €12.30 | €62.30![]() | €95.50 | €99.40 | - |
1954 | - | €34,700 | €69,300 | - | - | - | - |
1961 | - | €1.15 | €7.80 | €37.80 | - | - | - |
1962 | - | €0.50 | €8.10 | €13.30 | - | - | - |
1963 | - | €0.50 | €10.80![]() | €60.30 | - | - | - |
1964 | - | €0.40 | €9.20![]() | €49.50![]() | €50.60 | - | - |
1965 | - | €0.40 | €8.10![]() | - | €9.80 | - | - |
1966 | - | €0.40 | €0.75 | €36.10 | - | - | - |
1967 | - | €0.30 | €7.10 | €11.60 | €16.80![]() | €28.90 | €269 |
Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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1940 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1945 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1946 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1946 - ONE' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1950 | - | - | - | €86.10 | €87.90 | - | - |
1951 | - | - | - | €47.60 | €67.10 | €231 | €341 |
1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953 | - | - | - | - | €47.40 | €119 | - |
1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.