Young Head - Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign Values

Half Sovereign

Young Head Crenulated Reverse (1880 - 1883)

During the years from 1880 to 1883, the Sydney mint struck small numbers of half sovereigns that feature a crenulated reverse, typical to the Melbourne mint examples. Very little is known about this 'variety' beyond educated guesses and what has turned up. This variety has been sighted in the dates of 1880, 1881 and 1883 and is reported in the McDonald catalogues as type 5/3 (McDonald, G, 2008)

The

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse design features a crenulated

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse with 147

Rim

The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

rim denticles, as opposed to the standard issue, which features an even beaded

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse

Rim

The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

rim and 148 denticles.

Contents

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
Current Auctions
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

$189.70

Reverse

Obverse

Business Strikes
Coin	Mintage	Average Circulated
1880-S Crenulated Reverse	Notes about Mintage Mintage figure combined with: 1880-S Beaded Reverse Rim Young Head Half Sovereign Approximately 30-40 known examples of this type 80,000	$1250
1881-S Crenulated Reverse	Notes about Mintage Mintage figure combined with: 1881-S Beaded Reverse Rim Young Head Half Sovereign 9 known examples of this type 62,000	$3500
1883-S Crenulated Reverse	Notes about Mintage Mintage figure combined with: 1883-S Beaded Reverse Rim Young Head Half Sovereign Approximately 30-40 known examples of this type 220,000	$1250

Proof Strikes
Coin	Mintage	Typical Handled
1883-S Crenulated Reverse - Proof	Unknown	RARE

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Current Auctions

Australia Young Head - 1880-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign				Instant: $3950.00
Lot 615	PCGS	VF30	41 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Dec-2009
Australia Young Head - 1883-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign				Instant: $3600.00
Lot 618	PCGS	VF35	41 days
Walter Eigner Numismatics Location: Canberra, ACT Member Since: Dec-2009

Glossary

reverse - The tails side of the coin
rim - The edge around a coin, often with beading or denticles

Numismatic Glossary - View the full glossary of numismatic terms.

References

McDonald, G, 2008. 'Half Sovereign Queen Victoria Young Head'. Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes. pp 52

References - View full bibliography