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Australia
Sydney Wreathed Bust
1857
Plain Edge Proof
Half Sovereign
Mintage: 4 Known Mint: London Monarch: Victoria Reverse Designer: L. C. Lyon Obverse Designer: L. C. Lyon Size: 19mm Weight: 3.99g Edge: Reeded Composition: 91.67% Gold Values
Sales History
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Struck with a plain edge and at the Royal mint London, the 1857 frosted
proof
half sovereign was struck as the first formal proof of record strike of the series. Struck as a pair with the 1857 sovereign,
it was issued as a representative piece for museums and archival purposes.
References
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
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/
Glossary
mint:
A facility that produces coins
commemorative:
A coin struck differing from the standard design to commemorate an event
legend:
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
obverse:
The heads side of the coin
reverse:
The tails side of the coin
overdate:
A coin with a numeral in the date punched or tooled over another numeral
alloy:
A substance composed of several metals
planchet:
The piece of metal a coin is struck on
proof:
A coin struck to the best possible standards of the mint as a representative or record piece
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