1903 sovereign
au-sovereign-1903
A coin of this date, photographed
Museums Victoria holds 3 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, 1903 circulating
Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1903 circulating
Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1903 circulating
Mintage
summed-from-components 11,002,563 pieces
Australia's whole coinage of this denomination for 1903, 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 1903. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,521,780 | Melbourne | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
N W l . . .L' .13. l '1’, sydney . 1 2,806,000 1 115,500 , 2,921,500 Melbourne 3,521,780 1 — 1 3,521,780 Perth , 4,674,783 1 —— 4,674,783 T0151 11,002,563 115,500 l, 11,118,063 ‘ l New gold |
| 4,674,783 | Perth | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
. 1 2,806,000 1 115,500 , 2,921,500 Melbourne 3,521,780 1 — 1 3,521,780 Perth , 4,674,783 1 —— 4,674,783 T0151 11,002,563 115,500 l, 11,118,063 ‘ l New gold coin was received at the Bank of |
| 2,806,000 | Sydney | unstatedpositional reading | Reports of the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, branch mint gold coinage tables
h. Sovereigns, Half-sovereigns. Total. 7 l N W l . . .L' .13. l '1’, sydney . 1 2,806,000 1 115,500 , 2,921,500 Melbourne 3,521,780 1 — 1 3,521,780 Perth , 4,674,783 1 —— 4,674,783 T0151 11, |
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.