1899 sovereign
au-sovereign-1899
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 4 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: proof, circulating.
Proof Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1899 proof
Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1899 circulating
Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1899 circulating
Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1899 circulating
Mintage
summed-from-components 9,529,081 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1899, summed across 3 branches (Melbourne, Perth, Sydney). Every part counts the same thing, unstated, which is what makes the sum meaningful; it is still a report-year quantity and not a count of coins bearing the date 1899. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,579,089 | Melbourne | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
gns. Half»sovereigns. Total. £ £ .6 Sydney 3,259,000 65,000 3,324,000 Melbourne 5,579,089 48,6784 5,627,767} Perth 690,992 — 690,992 £9,529,081 £113,678§ £9,642,759§ This coinage is above th |
| 690,992 | Perth | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
Sydney 3,259,000 65,000 3,324,000 Melbourne 5,579,089 48,6784 5,627,767} Perth 690,992 — 690,992 £9,529,081 £113,678§ £9,642,759§ This coinage is above the average, but only a very small pr |
| 3,259,000 | Sydney | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
00911120,, . Australia. Mint. Sovereigns. Half»sovereigns. Total. £ £ .6 Sydney 3,259,000 65,000 3,324,000 Melbourne 5,579,089 48,6784 5,627,767} Perth 690,992 — 690,992 £9,529,081 £113,678§ |
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.