Young Head - Type III Half Sovereign Values

Half Sovereign

Young Head Type III (1873)

The 1873 Melbourne is the third Young Head half sovereign to be struck at an Australian mint and the first to be struck from the Melbourne mint. The design features a slightly larger bust and a more detailed shield. A total of 165,034 half sovereigns were struck during this year though most are of a lower condition averaging at around nearly Fine to Fine. The

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse of this date tends to grade up to a full grade better due to the hard-wearing nature of its intricate design with XF coins tending to have fully lustrous

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverses. The date is relatively difficult to acquire with an estimated 800-900 pieces available. The date is available in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

mint state and one Choice Uncirculated example was sold at the Reserve Bank Sale in 2005 which realized $36,000 plus commission (Downies, 2005).

Contents

Business Strikes
Glossary
References
Index

Reverse Designer

J. B. Merlen

Obverse Designer

William Wyon

AGW

0.1177 oz

Size

19 mm

Composition

91.67% Gold
8.33% Copper

Bullion Value

$184.07

Reverse

Obverse

Business Strikes
Coin	Mintage	Average Circulated
1873-M	165,034	$400

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Glossary

mint state - A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
reverse - The tails side of the coin

Numismatic Glossary - View the full glossary of numismatic terms.

References

Downies, 2005. 'Australian Half Sovereigns'. The Auction of the Gold Coins of the Reserve Bank of Australia. pp 42

References - View full bibliography