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1899 'P' Pattern HALF SOVEREIGN |
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Obverse: | Veiled Head Queen Victoria - Design by Sir Thomas Brock. Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRA: BRITT: REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP. |
| Reverse: | St. George slaying Dragon - Design by Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 3.9940 grams (61.6 grains). |
| Size: | 19 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | 22 Carat Fine - 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper. |
| Gold Content: | .1177 oz. |
| Mintage: | Pattern - Perth - One only known. |
| Mintmarks: | 'P' Above Date on Reverse. |
Valuation :
1899 'P' Pattern HALF SOVEREIGN
| Proof | |
| 2002 | 150,000 |
Notes:
The Perth mint report shows than 97,221 half sovereigns were struck in 1899. However, only one specimen, a proof, is known to exist. This coin, once part of the Hagley Collection (1974) and now the property of Ross & Carol Pratley of the 'Coin Colony' was sold in 1994 for $150,000.The origins of the coin remain a mystery. It may have been struck at the Royal Mint in London where the die was manufactured, or perhaps produced in Perth as a test or demonstration and never recorded.
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