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George V 1919 KN Penny, struck Kings Norton, Birmingham MS63BN

George V (1910-36), bronze Penny, 1919 KN, struck at the Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, bare head left, with raised BM for Bertram Mackennal on truncation, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP: rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, denomination in words surrounding, date in exergue with tiny KN initials to upper left (Peck 2257; Freeman 187 dies 2+B; S.4053). Streaky tone over much lustre, a few little nicks, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS63BN and therefore in the top third of the graded population across both services, rare well preserved.

The abbreviated Latin legend on the obverse translates as "George V by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India."

The Kings Norton Metal Company of Birmingham (registered in 1890) was contracted by the Royal Mint to help mint bronze pennies dated 1918 and 1919 due to the demand for circulating small change following World War I and having previously helped with Colonial coinage since 1914 and in the making of bronze penny blank flans for 1912. The older Heaton Mint had been the first Birmingham metal company contracted for coinage producing Pennies dated 1912 as well as 1918 and 1919 too. The Kings Norton pieces are rarer than the Heaton pieces which are all rarer than the normal Royal Mint coins of this date.

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