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1856 PATTERN SYDNEY MINT HALF SOVEREIGN |
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Obverse: | Young Queen Victoria - Second type hair style - Design by L.C. Wyon. Legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D: |
Reverse: | Sydney Mint - Design by L.C. Wyon. Legend: SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA HALF SOVEREIGN |
| Edge: | Plain edge pattern. |
| Weight: | 3.9940 grams (61.6 grains). |
| Size: | 19 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | 22 Carat Fine - 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Silver. |
| Gold Content: | .1177 oz. |
| Mintage: | Pattern - Sydney. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1856 (PATTERN) SYDNEY MINT HALF SOVEREIGN
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| 2002 | 90,000 |
Notes:
This pattern has the second type portrait on the obverse later used on Sydney Mint half sovereigns from 1857 until 1870. A unique 1856 pattern with the type 1 obverse hair style also exists.
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