1929-M Full Sovereign

The 1929 Melbourne is the rarest date in the series, coming from a

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage of 436,938. It can be assumed that most of these were melted down from 1929 to 1933 after Australia ceased backing its currency with gold. The date is extremely scarce in all grades with probably under 10

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state examples.

The Melbourne

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint also produced a specimen strike that year (Learn more about the 1929-M Specimen Full Sovereign).

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