1893 - 1d Penny
My ZAR one penny collection now complete ...
Procured this one last week after trying two times on bid sites , I eventually decided try number three will be it and low and behold , I got my 1893 penny .
These guys are scares and expensive for what it is .
Hern's Number Z2 Designer Otto Schultz Size Diameter 30.8mm Thickness 1.98mm Mintage 54,781 Weight 9.45 gm Copper Content 0.96%
Rare: 1893 issue Most were minted in 1893 with the 1892 dies, making the 1893 penny the rarest variety. No numbers exist for the exact number of pennies minted with 1893 dies.
The 1893 is indeed much more scarcer. I have read that by 1893 they have not yet received the dies in time. It is believed that most of 1893 coins were actually struck on 1892 dies. So, if this is true, a much smaller number of 1893 coins would have been struck with the 1893 dies, which could explain why this coin is much harder to find in any condition. " Riaan Visser"
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