1897 sovereign
au-sovereign-1897
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 - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1897 circulating
Mintage
summed-from-components 7,662,565 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1897, 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 1897. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,130,565 | 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
r amounted to 5,5l')9,1381., all in sovereigns. The comage for 1897 amounted to 5,130,565Z. also in sovereigns. The average weight of' the sovereigns issued was 123'274 grains while the aver |
| 2,532,000 | 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
1897 was about the same as in the previous year. i The gold issued consisted of 2,532,000 sovereigns, and bullion valued at 130,448l. The average weight of the sovereign was '256821 02., and |
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.