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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lon Chaney, post: 25276018, member: 29844&quot;]That&#039;s true, at least on Commonwealth coinage.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like in 1970, they minted 750,000 proof half pennies, though standard production stopped in 1967.&nbsp; The bust changed in 1968, which makes sense as to why it has the old bust.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-1-2-penny-km-896-1954-1970-cuid-1132600-duid-1325223" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-1-2-penny-km-896-1954-1970-cuid-1132600-duid-1325223" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-1-2-penny-km-896-1954-1970-cuid-1132600-duid-1325223</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure what the story is, but I guess it was a test, struck that year with the proof coinage?&nbsp; Not sure why it would be MS though.&nbsp; Where did you get the coin, [USER=78719]@7Jags[/USER] ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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