1893 sovereign
au-sovereign-1893
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 7 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, proof.
Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893 circulating
Proof Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893 proof
Proof Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893 proof
Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 circulating
Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 circulating
Proof Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 proof
Proof Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 proof
Mintage
summed-from-components 6,407,752 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1893, summed across 2 branches (Melbourne, 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 1893. 2 parts are POSITIONAL readings of a table the transcription flattens, with nothing to check against, so the sum is no firmer than that. The branch figures are on their own pages.
| Figure | Mint | What was counted | Source, and its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,563,752 | Melbourne | issued what Melbourne issued during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this datepositional reading |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
age executed during the year amounted to 4,106,874L. all in sovereigns, against 3,563,752/. in sovereigns and 55,012]. in halt—sovereigns issued in 1893. The value of gold bullion issued sho |
| 2,844,000 | Sydney | issued what Sydney issued during a report year, not the number of coins bearing this datepositional reading |
Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
gold ecln issued during the Year consisted 01‘ 3,067,000 sovereigns, as against 2,844,000 sovereigns and 250.000 half- " . .. - 5 7V - " 'I - 5039?]ng in 1893. The average weight ot the sove |
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.