1904 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, Western Australia, Australia, 1904 circulating
Mintage
summed-from-components 60,030 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1904, 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 1904. 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 1904checksum confirmed |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch gold returns 1870 to 1909
1904 . 1,074,549‘61 4,212,791 15 3,743,897 — 3.743.897 113,529'240 479,131 41 4,223,028 10 9,306 14 4,400 19 8 3,372 16 7086 10 |
| 60,030 | Perth | issued gold coin issued from the Perth branch during the calendar year 1904, 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
1904 V . 1,404,045‘17 4,962,997 14 7 4,506,756 30,015 4,536,771 108,998'97 424,414 15 1 4,961,185 15 16,971 6 10 12,021 6,636 35,629 10 |
| 0 | Sydney | issued the return prints a dash against this row, meaning the Sydney branch issued none in 1904checksum confirmed |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, Australian branch gold returns 1870 to 1909
1904 1,021,997‘13 3,638,439 5 1 2,986,000 — 2,986,000 149,819‘470 634,033 9 9 3,620,033 9 9 11.145 9 7 8.869 4 1 1,724 12 11 21,739 6 |
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.