ozjohn Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 The attached jpegs are from the Royal Mint's Sydney Branch showing the coins released and withdrawn for the years 1904 and 1905. As you can see 3800 halfcrowns were released by the Sydney Mint in 1905 and probably included halfcrowns for that year. Little did they know how much these would be worth in a little over a hundred years. This photocopy was given to me by Sterling & Currency of Fremantle WA when I purchased an uncirculated 1904 halfcrown from them for more than I care to admit to. Quote
Nordle11 Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Isn't that £3800 worth of half-crowns, instead of 3800 individual half-crowns?So that's only 475 released in total, and 216 withdrawn? Quote
ozjohn Posted March 24, 2014 Author Posted March 24, 2014 Yes you are correct. At 8 halfcrowns to the pound the total would be 30400. Who knows what the dates were on the coins probably a mixture of 1903, 1904 and 1905. All rare dates in their own right. Quote
ozjohn Posted March 24, 2014 Author Posted March 24, 2014 Yes you are correct. At 8 halfcrowns to the pound that would be 30400 halfcrowns. As to the dates one can only guess probably a mixture of 1903.1904 and 1905 all rare dates in their own right. Onepresumes that the ones withdrawn were worn or damaged earlier issues. Quote
Nordle11 Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Yes you are correct. At 8 halfcrowns to the pound that would be 30400 halfcrowns. As to the dates one can only guess probably a mixture of 1903.1904 and 1905 all rare dates in their own right. Onepresumes that the ones withdrawn were worn or damaged earlier issues.They couldn't have been worn after a year in circulation, surely? Or do you mean where the dies are worn and the striking detail isn't great? Quote
ozjohn Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 Neither. Halfcroens and other coins withdrawn would have been old worn and damaged coins as collected by banks etc. and returned to the Sydney branch of the royal Mint much as what happens today with old worn and damaged banknotes. New coins such as the number in the record would have been released to replace the withdrawn ones plus and increase in numbers based on an estimate in demand for these coins if required.. To get things in perspective it has to be remembered that in 1905 a halfcrown was a tidy sum of money. Quote
Peckris Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 To get things in perspective it has to be remembered that in 1905 a halfcrown was a tidy sum of money.Indeed. In Britain it amounted to around half a day's wages for a building worker. Quote
goomolique Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 To get things in perspective it has to be remembered that in 1905 a halfcrown was a tidy sum of money.Indeed. In Britain it amounted to around half a day's wages for a building worker.I shared this fact with my fiance (not that she cares...) and she asked me what could one buy for a crown back in Edwardian times.Anyone knows? Quote
Rob Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 1685 halfcrown in FineLima halfcrown in EFProof halfpennies 1799 or 18061772 GEORIVS 1/2d in Fine Quote
declanwmagee Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 An EF LIMA halfcrown for twice face? Blimey. They were good times to be a collector. Quote
Rob Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 An EF LIMA halfcrown for twice face? Blimey. They were good times to be a collector.Yep, but you might pick up a fine GEORIVS 1/2d for a fiver on eBay today if you're lucky. Not everything has increased uniformly.You can use comparison price multipliers to give yourself a ballpark bid for the better items. Quote
Peckris Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 I think his girlfriend wasn't referring to coins... Quote
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