TheByzantine

Sold thanks TSF

Looks really nice, but just need a half for some jewlery i'm making

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I should be picking up quite a few half sovereigns this weekend. Will see if one is your wanted year.

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Considering today's price action I guess sooner rather than later.

Just arrived! Another half for the collection.
 

Off the back of those suffering in Ukraine? I wouldn’t touch a Russian sausage let alone buy their assets. Sadly the Russian people will suffer as well in the long run. Lose, lose all around. 

My 2017 Collection to date. 

something to mix the thread up, a copy in 925 silver and gold plated of the 1489 sovereign
 

1989 coins 

something to mix the thread up, a copy in 925 silver and gold plated of the 1489 sovereign
 

something to mix the thread up, a copy in 925 silver and gold plated of the 1489 sovereign
 

1927 Wreath Crown (proof)
 


1927 Sixpence (proof)
 

1758 shilling
 


 
1787 shilling
 

Quick photo method using loupe!
1871 Sydney large BP. Only posting it because I only have one other of these so clearly more rare! Definitely don't agree with Marsh ratings on a lot of coins.

Spoke too soon, postie returned with this little corner of a crown:

2015 Proof Australian Sovereign

Gold 4 Escudos cob type (hammered coin)
Double Doubloon of pirate fame.
King Phillip II.
Dated 1556 to 1598
Mint: Sevilla
Weight:  13,50 g
diameter:  32 mm
 

Not seen that before, although I have seen some data from Chards on an informal basis.
A few interesting points;
The small (5 -8 ppt) silver content of the late younghead sovs have a huge influence of the colour, compared to modern ones.
The first modern day sov, 1957, has nothing in but gold and copper and isn't the red colour of current issues which have an identical composition.
The very large amount of silver in the Sydney mint aussie style coins certainly shows in the colour, and to a lesser extent in the early London ones.
One thing that does appear to be true though; you don't need that much silver to have a huge influence on the colour, tempering that awful copper tone.
The early 20th century coins from Edward and George are similar to the late Victorian ones (1887 onwards) in that a lot of them are quite reddish but you also see a lot of very yellow ones. Would be interesting to see data from these.

A 2005 Aussie proof 150thanniversary sovereign. Crappy iPad camera does not do the coin justice. I love the colour,  proper alloy of gold and silve, electrum I believed it's called. Royal mint could do with taking note!