That Penny Mystery!
Yes, there is a catch in it. Quite a few people in New Zealand have made a habit of searching diligently through collections of pennies to find ones minted in the year 1-920. Probably a few people have paid quite a bit to secure one of these pennies from someone not aware of its worth(?) Well, the secret is out. Nineteen hundred and twenty pennies are worth £B. Divide the above number by 240 and you will get the answer —B. But this does not by any means mean that the value of the 1920 mint penny is £B. It is worth just Id, its face value. So if you have any 1920 pennies stowed away you can put them back into circulation. If you should have been so unfortunate to pay more than Id for these mystery coins it is just too bad. You have been had!
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 95, 15 September 1948, Page 5
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151That Penny Mystery! Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 95, 15 September 1948, Page 5
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