The 1881 Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint half sovereign is the first year in the series which, coming from a tiny
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage of 42,009, has fewer than 500 surviving examples. The date does turn up from time to time in a damaged VG to Fine state though problem-free examples are becoming increasingly difficult to acquire with examples graded XF or better rarely appearing on the market and almost always indicating Reserve Bank of Australia
Provenance
The ownership history of a coin or other important collectible
provenance. The date is available in
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state though no examples have appeared on the market in many years.
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