Australian coins / Half sovereign

Australian half sovereign

The whole series: 29 dated issues, each opening to the document its figure came from, plus 10 branch mint production records.

YearDesignMintageWhat the figure is

1915 Standard design 125,664 single-source

single-source 125,664 pieces

Read POSITIONALLY from a table the transcription service flattens, with no value column available to check it against. The figure may belong to a neighbouring row. It is published at this lower standing rather than silently mixed with confirmed figures.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
125,664	Melbourne	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ,307 9 1 9.355880, 37,085 4 27,457 14 1 7037020 48759000} 203037 8 1 ._ 1 1 _ 1 125,664 , 1 1 sove- 1 Total value. Weight. 1 Value. 1 ‘ 1 1 1 2 s. d. 4: 3.01. 2 34,401 13 3 48,601 8 5 91,301

1915 Standard design 136,219 single-source

single-source 136,219 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
136,219	Perth	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 44 , 84-20 J 1 85-75 - l. 2 4,635,287 , 4 4,815,657 1 86-81 3 4,374,135 , 88-36 136,219 - ' Sovereigns Half-sove— reigns... 9,261,563-06 6,671,700-90 71,767-34 Totals 45,071'74 72-04 522,574

1909 Standard design 186,094 single-source

single-source 186,094 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Melbourne 1909 imply a total value of £3,122,585, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
186,094	Melbourne	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 838 3,657,853 3,332,691 3,080,148 3,029,538 No. 245,050 310,564 539 111 405,034 186,094 43 3. 16,461,873 26,701,883 43,386,088 10 3,987,701 4,267,157 3,521,780 3,743.897 3,633,838 3,698,874

1908 Standard design 405,034 single-source

single-source 405,034 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Melbourne 1908 imply a total value of £3,282,665, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
405,034	Melbourne	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 4,267,157 3,521,780 3,743.897 3,633,838 3,698,874 3,332,691 3,282,665 OOOOOQOO 405,034 No. 5 s. ﬁooooooooooo OZS. 25,151’773 1,171,885‘542 397.8)7‘000 20,976‘560 46,407'360 187,665'140 113,

1907 Standard design 405,034 single-source

single-source 405,034 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
405,034	Melbourne	unstatedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 4,267,157 3,521,780 3,743.897 3,633,838 3,698,874 3,332,691 3,282,665 OOOOOQOO 405,034 No. 5 s. ﬁooooooooooo OZS. 25,151’773 1,171,885‘542 397.8)7‘000 20,976‘560 46,407'360 187,665'140 113,

1906 Standard design 82,042 single-source

single-source 82,042 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Melbourne 1906 imply a total value of £3,698,874, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
82,042	Melbourne	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ,111 43,386,088 10 — 3,987,701 — 4,267,157 — 3,521,780 -— 3,743,897 — 3,633,838 82,042 3,698,874 025. £ 8. d. 25,151'773 95,W4 11 4 1,171,885’542 4,881,260 17 4 397,8)7'000 1,663,950 15 8 20

1900 Standard design 112,920 single-source

single-source 112,920 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Melbourne 1900 imply a total value of £4,362,364, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
112,920	Melbourne	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 79 19 6 4,835 7 25,145 5 7 I 1900 .. .. ‘l,158,651'06 4,485,954 10 10 4,305,904 112,920 4,362,364 29,170'7705 122,290 10 4,484,654 10 1 10,226 14 2 5,504 1 11 3,893 14 19,624 10 5 Total .. 1

1900 Standard design 119,376 single-source

single-source 119,376 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Perth 1900 imply a total value of £1,945,777, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
119,376	Perth	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ring the year was 1,580,950 ozs. The issue of coin was 1,886,089 sovereigns and 119,376 half-sovereigns, or 1,945,777]. in all. Of this amount 1,750,763]. in sovereigns were exported, so tha

1896 Standard design 218,946 single-source

single-source 218,946 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
218,946	Melbourne	unstatedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 3% sovereiansand British East Africa, and to the diminished requirements of the 218.946 halt'jsovereions a total value of 4566 4052 D ‘ Stralts Settlements. A new com in copper, termed a “ m

1893 Standard design 110,024 single-source

single-source 110,024 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
110,024	Melbourne	unstatedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 8 2 3"2250145012' 1 161,033 28,074,375 10 987,295‘410 1,108,054 9 32,182,429 18 110,024 3,618,761 31,402‘900 130,321 : 6 3,749,085 4,166,874 1,165'760 4,606 8 4,171,480 4,165,869 29,510'730

1893 Standard design 250,000 single-source

single-source 250,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
250,000	Sydney	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 00 sovereigns. 1n the previous year the issue had been 2,811,000 sovereigns and 250,000 half-sovereigns. Gold bullion was also issued of the value of 9981. The total number of assays made du

1891 Standard design 154,000 single-source

single-source 154,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
154,000	Sydney	unstatedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables Sovereigns 2,778,000 2,702,000 107,303,500 100 188 g 827,895 Half-sovereigns -— 154,000 3,170,000 102 238 Total... 2,778,000 2.946,000 111,042,500 211 426 827,893 00 Silver— Crowns — — 700 4

1880 Standard design 80,000 single-source

single-source 80,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
80,000	Sydney	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables e amount of coin issued was 1,499,0001., consisting of 1,459,000 sovereigns and 80,000 halilsovcreigns, as against 1,413,000]. issued in 1879. The new silver coin issued to the public amount

1878 Standard design 126,000 single-source

single-source 126,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
126,000	Sydney	struck-in-report-yearpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables test advantage to the successful working of the Mint. 1,259,000 sovereigns, and 126,000 half-sovereigns, were coined and issued during the year. Double assays are made on all coin in the pro

1876 Standard design 60,000 single-source

single-source 60,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
60,000	Sydney	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 80 822 ' 150 Quantity. 000 In Coin. 21,000 478 000 537, No. 356,000 1 252,000 2 60,000 1 f 483,000 1 Half- SOVG' reigns. 341,000 GOLD RECEIVED AND ISSUED AT THE MINT. 1855 to the 3lst Decemb

1874 Standard design 252,000 single-source

single-source 252,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
252,000	Sydney	struck-in-report-yearpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables lly from New Zealand. The amount coined and issued was 1,899,000 sovereigns and 252,000 half-sovereigns. The amount issued in the shape of gold bars was 2,982 ounces, of the value of 11,611]

1873 Standard design 165,034 single-source

single-source 165,034 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Melbourne 1873 imply a total value of £834,716, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
165,034	Melbourne	unstatedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables .8( l 12 TIP: col—1 ,_, J H l HC'ﬁmOCI 1—1 No. ' No. 748,180 —- 748.180 752.199 165,034 834,716 1.373.208 - 1,373,298 1,888. ‘ —— 1,888,405 2,124.1 3 2.124,445 1,487,316 1,527,324 2,171,457

1872 Standard design 356,000 single-source

single-source 356,000 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
356,000	Sydney	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 74 ' 000 310,246 ' 680 822 ' 150 Quantity. 000 In Coin. 21,000 478 000 537, No. 356,000 1 252,000 2 60,000 1 f 483,000 1 Half- SOVG' reigns. 341,000 GOLD RECEIVED AND ISSUED AT THE MINT. 185

1869 Standard design 154,000 single-source

single-source 154,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1869 imply a total value of £1,279,000, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
154,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 000 2,401,000 1868 605,806‘840 2,319 000 — 2,319,000 1869 346,003'940 1,202,000 154,000 1,279,000 1870 317,527'960 1,218,730 1,220,000 —- 1,220,000 1571 778,627‘290 2,887,601 2,814,000 — 2,8

1867 Standard design 62,000 single-source

single-source 62,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1867 imply a total value of £2,401,000, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
62,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ~ 2,130,500 282,000 2,271,500 1866 ' ' . 2,011,000 — 2,911,000 1867 ' 2,370,000 62,000 2,401,000 1868 605,806‘840 2,319 000 — 2,319,000 1869 346,003'940 1,202,000 154,000 1,279,000 1870 317,

1865 Standard design 282,000 single-source

single-source 282,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1865 imply a total value of £2,271,500, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
282,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 2,477,500 — " 1863 . 1,255,500 558,500 1864 ' 2,698,500 — 1865 ~ . ~ 2,130,500 282,000 2,271,500 1866 ' ' . 2,011,000 — 2,911,000 1867 ' 2,370,000 62,000 2,401,000 1868 605,806‘840 2,319 00

1863 Standard design 558,500 single-source

single-source 558,500 pieces

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
558,500	Sydney	issuedpositional reading	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 861 477,607‘470 1,626,000 186,500 1,719,250 1862 2,477,500 — " 1863 . 1,255,500 558,500 1864 ' 2,698,500 — 1865 ~ . ~ 2,130,500 282,000 2,271,500 1866 ' ' . 2,011,000 — 2,911,000 1867 ' 2,37

1861 Standard design 186,500 single-source

single-source 186,500 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1861 imply a total value of £1,719,250, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
186,500	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ,464'300 1,823 037 16 11 1,573,500 156,000 1,651,500 1861 477,607‘470 1,626,000 186,500 1,719,250 1862 2,477,500 — " 1863 . 1,255,500 558,500 1864 ' 2,698,500 — 1865 ~ . ~ 2,130,500 282,000

1860 Standard design 156,000 single-source

single-source 156,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1860 imply a total value of £1,651,500, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
156,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 02 14 10 1,050,500 341,000 1,221,000 1860 470,464'300 1,823 037 16 11 1,573,500 156,000 1,651,500 1861 477,607‘470 1,626,000 186,500 1,719,250 1862 2,477,500 — " 1863 . 1,255,500 558,500 186

1859 Standard design 341,000 single-source

single-source 341,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1859 imply a total value of £1,221,000, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
341,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 44' 21 11 i 23 0' 000 0‘! 14 ) 2,814 000 478,000 ’ No. 21 537,000 483,000 1 . 4 341,000 1 156,0( )0 ‘ 000 No. 502 000 981 500 500 500 101 ' 050 1 698,500 130 500 000 Gold Dust or Bullion rec

1858 Standard design 483,000 single-source

single-source 483,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1858 imply a total value of £1,343,000, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
483,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 5'890 879,181 19 499,000 537,000 767,500 1858 342,540'530 1,382,034 3 1,101,500 483,000 1,343,000 1859 358,127‘000 1,380,402 14 10 1,050,500 341,000 1,221,000 1860 470,464'300 1,823 037 16 1

1857 Standard design 537,000 single-source

single-source 537,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1857 imply a total value of £767,500, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
537,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables 1 J an. to 31 Dec. 239,491'990 939,776 6 1857 , 223,215'890 879,181 19 499,000 537,000 767,500 1858 342,540'530 1,382,034 3 1,101,500 483,000 1,343,000 1859 358,127‘000 1,380,402 14 10 1,05

1856 Standard design 478,000 single-source

single-source 478,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1856 imply a total value of £1,220,000, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
478,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables n. South Wales. 1 l reigns. Com. I b No. No. .43 502,000 21,000 512,500 981,000 478,000 1,220,000 oz. l £ .9. 1855, 1431113,? to 31 Dec. 217,589'205 871,300 2 1856, 1 J an. to 31 Dec. 239,49

1855 Standard design 21,000 single-source

single-source 21,000 pieces

Read from a table the transcription service flattens, and confirmed: the sovereign and half sovereign figures for Sydney 1855 imply a total value of £512,500, which the table prints. All three columns are therefore read correctly together.

Figure	Mint	What was counted	Source, and its own words
21,000	Sydney	issuedchecksum confirmed	Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables ight. Value. and Bullion. South Wales. 1 l reigns. Com. I b No. No. .43 502,000 21,000 512,500 981,000 478,000 1,220,000 oz. l £ .9. 1855, 1431113,? to 31 Dec. 217,589'205 871,300 2 1856, 1

Every year above opens to the documents behind its figure. 0 of 29 also have a page of their own, where there was more to say than a row can hold.

What the mints reported

These are not mintages by date, and this catalogue will not print them as if they were. They are what the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth branches reported striking, delivering or issuing during a report year. A single year's delivery routinely carried two dates: the 1958 report says florins and sixpences to a stated value "were dated 1957; the remainder of the coin delivered being dated 1958".

10 records. 10 of them are recorded in pounds sterling rather than in coins, because that is how the mints kept the books. 0 name the date borne by the coin.

Report year	Mint	As printed	Unit	In pieces	What was counted	The report's own words
1910	Sydney	£237,000	pounds	474,000 (£237,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	year. 237,0001. in half—sovereigns were also issued. Over
1910	Sydney	£237,000	pounds	474,000 (£237,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	\velght of 250823 ounce and fineness of 910019, 237,000l. in
1911	Sydney	£126,000	pounds	252,000 (£126,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	in sovereigns, 126,000l. in half-
1912	Sydney	£139,000	pounds	278,000 (£139,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	weight of 256822 ounce and assaying 916614 and 139,000]. in
1914	Sydney	£161,000	pounds	322,000 (£161,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	The issues were 1.774.000]. in sovereigns, 161.000]. in half-
1915	Melbourne	£62,832	pounds	125,664 (£62,832 x 2 coins per pound)	struck-in-report-year	ot. 1.631.859]. sovereigns and 62.832]. halllsovereie‘ns The
1915	Perth	£62.9lll.	pounds		struck-in-report-year	sovereigns and 62.9lll. in halt-sovereigns. being the lowest on
1915	Sydney	£110,000	pounds	220,000 (£110,000 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	The issuos woro 1310.000]. in sovoroig'ns. 110,000]. in half-
1918	Perth	£56,786	pounds	113,572 (£56,786 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	of 56,7861. in half-sovereigns issued from Perth in 1919.
1920	Perth	£53,208	pounds	106,416 (£53,208 x 2 coins per pound)	issued	exception of 53,2081. in half—sovereigns issued from Perth in 1920.