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Australia
Sydney Wreathed Bust
1858
REG as RFG
Half Sovereign
Mintage: 483,000Figure shared with: General issue SOVRR Mint: Sydney Mint 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
Current listings
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The 1866 proof half sovereign and sovereign pairs were discovered in London in the early 1970 and were struck as part
of the Colonial mint's display at the Inter-Colonial Exhibition in 1866 and the International Exposition in Paris in 1867
as products of New South Wales
[
(Noble, J, 2003)
].
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/
Noble, J (2003). Patterns and Proofs. Available at: https://noble.com.au/auctions/lot?id=35611
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
error:
A coin with a production mistake, which if detected during the minting process would have been withdrawn
die:
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
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