1865 Half Sovereign

The 1865 is quite a scarce date, though the pricing of the coin would lead me to indicate that it's slightly overrated compared to some of the other dates in the series. This is probably because of the low 62,000

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage reported for the date by many other catalogues. This 62,000 figure is the

Mintage

The number of coins struck of a particular designation

 

mintage figure for 1867, but no half sovereigns dated 1867 are known. In addition, 154,000 half sovereigns were struck in 1869. It is likely that 1866 half sovereigns(Learn more about the 1866 Half Sovereign) were struck in these two years implying a total mintage of 216,000 for the 1866. The correct

Mintage

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mintage for the year is 282,000 but this also includes the 1864 half sovereign (Learn more about the 1864 Half Sovereign).

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