1862 Half Sovereign

While

Mint

a facility that produces coins

 

mint reports state that no half sovereigns were struck in 1862, we know for certain that half sovereigns bearing that date were struck. Mint reports state that 558,500 half sovereigns were struck in 1863 (Learn more about the 1863 Half Sovereign). It would appear as though this

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage figure included half sovereigns struck bearing the date of 1862. Of the two dates, the 1863 is slightly scarcer though both dates would have less than 1,000 examples surviving today.

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