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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 25317669, member: 90692&quot;]From Online Coin Club (onlinecoin.club)… [USER=25270]@Hiddendragon[/USER] was spot on.&nbsp; More info I read late last night:</p><p><br /></p><p>For the 1942 and 1943…the “I” under the king is considered an additional mintmark.&nbsp; It stands for “India”.&nbsp; But the actual mintmark is the preceding dot before the denomination…so that&nbsp;&nbsp; .PENNY.&nbsp; is indicating the coin having been produced at the Bombay Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the 1942 Perth mintmark, it is called a “ Y dot Perth “.&nbsp; The actual mintmark is the tiny dot after the Y of the denomination…&nbsp;&nbsp; PENNY.&nbsp; There is no preceding dot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this fascinating historical numismatic lore.&nbsp; Helps one identify your actual coin and establish scarcity or rarity.&nbsp;&nbsp; And there’s lots more…check it out.</p><p>…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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