1903 half sovereign
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A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds one of these and photographs each one, which is a documented proof that a coin bearing this date exists. It says nothing about how many were struck, and is not counted as a mintage anywhere here.
What they hold: circulating.
Coin - Half Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1903 circulating
Mintage
summed-from-components 231,000 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1903, summed across 3 branches (Melbourne, Perth, Sydney). Every part counts the same thing, issued, which is what makes the sum meaningful; it is still a report-year quantity and not a count of coins bearing the date 1903. 3 of 3 parts are confirmed by its own table: the sovereign and half sovereign figures imply the total value, which the table prints. The branch figures are on their own pages.
| Figure | Mint | What was counted | Source, and its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Melbourne | issued the return prints a dash against this row, meaning the Melbourne branch issued none in 1903checksum confirmed |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch gold returns 1870 to 1909
1903 . 1,097,500'86 4,313,139 19 5 3,521,780 3,521,780 ( 187,665‘140 792,594 3 4.314.171 5 9,181 3 . 3,965 . 2 ‘ 2,838 15,988 2 |
| 0 | Perth | issued the return prints a dash against this row, meaning the Perth branch issued none in 1903checksum confirmed |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch gold returns 1870 to 1909
4,674,783 Nil 4,674,783 125,727'68 489,552 4 3 5,164,335 4 3 18,260 11 7,519 2 4 6,166 18 101 31,966 12 2 |
| 231,000 | Sydney | issued gold coin issued from the Sydney branch during the calendar year 1903, the unit on that page being pounds sterlingchecksum confirmed |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch gold returns 1870 to 1909
1903 861,513‘69 3,072,556 9 2,806,000 115,500 2,921,500 37,705‘290 159,626 3,081,126 8,792 1111 ' 19,407 15 |
What this page does not tell you
It does not tell you what the coin is worth. A catalogue can honestly report how many were struck, what metal is in one, and what the documents say. It cannot report a market price without either inventing it or copying someone who might have. So this catalogue reports the first three and stays quiet about the fourth.