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1856
Half Sovereign
Mintage: 478,000Figure shared with: 1856/5 Overdate Alternate Reverse Mint: Sydney Mint Monarch: Victoria Reverse Designer: L. C. Lyon Obverse Designer: James Lyon Size: 19mm Weight: 3.99g Edge: Reeded Composition: 91.67% Gold Values
Sales History
Current listings
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The 1856 Sydney Mint Half Sovereign is the only affordable date of the Type I series with a sizable
mintage
of 478,000. It is readily available in lower grades with a number of AU or better graded pieces surfacing from the India
hoard
[
(Noble, J, 2016)
]
and from the Reserve Bank of Australia holdings
[
(Downies, 2005)
]. Due to these hoards of genuinely high grade pieces, the 1856 has not appreciated in value over the past decade
with many present-day realisations of high grade pieces inline with their counterparts from the Reserve Bank sale
[
(Downies, 2005)
]. It is nonetheless in high demand, particularly from
type set
collectors who have no real affordable alternative for the Type I Sydney Mint.
References
Downies (2005). The Auction of the Gold Coins of the Reserve Bank of Australia: pp 36-37.
Reserve Bank of Australia (2005). The Auction of the Gold Coins of the Reserve Bank of Australia: pp VI-VII.
Melbourne Museum (2016). Sydney Mint. Available at: https://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/sydney-mint/
Sydney Living Museums (2016). A Rattling Tale. Available at: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/rattling-tale
Sydney Living Museums (2016). A Rattling Tale. Available at: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/rattling-tale
The Perth Mint Australia (2016). History of Gold Controls in Australia. Available at: https://www.perthmint.com.au/research_information.aspx
The Perth Mint Australia (2016). History of Gold Controls in Australia. Available at: https://www.perthmint.com.au/research_information.aspx
Macfarlane, I (2005). The Auction of the Gold Coins of the Reserve Bank of Australia: pp III.
Melbourne Museum (2016). Sydney Mint. Available at: https://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/sydney-mint/
Monetarium (Australia) Pty Ltd (2009). The Quartermaster Collection: pp 144-5.
Noble, J (2016). Noble Sale 111 Preview - Our 40th Anniversary. Available at: https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/article?id=59
Glossary
mint:
A facility that produces coins
commemorative:
A coin struck differing from the standard design to commemorate an event
reverse:
The tails side of the coin
legend:
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
obverse:
The heads side of the coin
hoard:
A large number of coins found from a single source that have never before reached the collector market
mintage:
The number of coins struck of a particular type
type set:
A set containing one coin of each basic design
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