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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Pre-Decimal Coins => Topic started by: kchan1111 on December 14, 2016, 10:57:27 PM

Title: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: kchan1111 on December 14, 2016, 10:57:27 PM
Just curious... How come Michael Marsh's book on Half Sovereigns did not mention the Sydney Mint dates? Anyone knows?

Thanks.
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: wwwww on December 15, 2016, 07:52:03 AM
They do in my copy, page 31-32 of the second edition.
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: Mister T on December 15, 2016, 08:39:15 PM
Mine too - the 2004 edition. The text suggests they were in previous editions too.
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: kchan1111 on December 15, 2016, 08:46:01 PM
Hmmm I have the first edition dated 1982. It has the Australian sovereigns starting with the shield young heads.

I have to hunt down another copy now. :(
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: Mister T on December 15, 2016, 08:58:57 PM
Odd - my half sovereign book says second edition.
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: drakesterling on December 28, 2016, 10:29:12 PM
The Sydney Mint designs are considered native Australian coins, while the rest are considered English coins minted "in the colonies".

Eric
Title: RE: Sydney Mint Half Sovereign in Marsh?
Post by: kchan1111 on December 28, 2016, 10:36:02 PM
Quote from: 'drakesterling' pid='103166' dateline='1482926352'The Sydney Mint designs are considered native Australian coins, while the rest are considered English coins minted "in the colonies".

Eric

Marsh did cover the Sydney mint design coins in the sovereign book. I was wondering why my copy of his half sovereign book did not mention them. It appears that my edition is the 1st edition but not the 2nd edition which do have coverage.
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