George VI Austrailian half penny 1942

[thedigger 0]

Hello all,

This has got me thinking

This is an Austrailian half penny George VI 1942 that one particular site i have found, that deals in Austrailian coins state its a rare coin?

I may have it all wrong and am hoping that you professionals will be able to tell me if im right or wrong.

C/P from that site:

Australian halfpennies dated 1942 were minted in Melbourne, Perth and Bombay. According to mint records the dies were sent to Bombay on 25th March 1942. The obverse die was used throughout 1942 with the addition of a mint mark comprising an I below the bust of George V but the reverse die sent from Melbourne was not used and a new die was fabricated in India. This die was very similar to the Melbourne die but had slightly different lettering and a different treatment of the kangaroo's face. Also, the design was in somewhat lower profile than on the die supplied from Melbourne. The majority of 1942 Bombay halfpennies were minted with this "type C" die but a few were struck with yet another tool prepared in Bombay, the "type D" reverse which featured tall denticles. The type D reverse was used for all 1943 halfpennies minted in Bombay.

H42B.3D Bombay H-Y.

I below bust Rare

On my coin as shown in photos it seems that i have a similar coin.

Or am i missing something here that is very important, which i may add is very likely

Cheers in advance

[thedigger 0]

Perhaps ive miss-read the information provided on the particular site and the coin i have is not one the Rare coins.

Thats a shame i thought i was learning a bit, but it seems im not taking "all" the information in or im not reading the table properly?