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	Gold sovereign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "sovereign" related to the majestic and impressive size and portraiture of the coin, the earliest of which showed the king facing, seated on a throne, while the reverse shows the Royal coat of arms on a shield surrounded by a Tudor double rose.
		From then until 1932, sovereigns were produced only at branch mints at Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Bombay, and Pretoria (except for some in 1925 produced in London as part of Winston Churchill's ill-fated attempt to return the UK to the gold standard).
		Subsequent publication of treasury papers appear to indicate that sovereigns were widely used in pursuance of British foreign policy in the middle east, and it was felt that the coin could not be allowed to fall into disrepute—as many individuals were receiving payments in the form of sovereigns for services rendered to the British government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_sovereign (911 words)

	Half Sovereign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII.
		After 1604, the issue of half sovereigns, along with sovereigns, was discontinued until 1817 following a major revision of British coinage.
		Modern half sovereigns, from 1817 onwards, have a diameter of 19.30 mm, a weight of 3.99 g, are made of 22 carat (91.666%) gold alloy, and contain 0.1177 troy ounces (3.7 g) of gold.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Half_Sovereign (136 words)

	British Gold Coins 1663-1925
		Sovereigns were coined with the Pistrucci reverse and later with an ornately garnished shield surmounted by a crown.
		The sovereign and half sovereign were hereafter standardized with the scene of St. George slaying the dragon.
		His gold coinage followed the pattern set by his father’s reign in that sovereigns and half sovereigns were coined for circulation, while the two larger gold pieces were struck only in 1911 as coronation commemoratives.
	www.coinsite.com /content/Articles/BritainGold.asp (1412 words)

	The Gold Rush
		Half a dozen five pound coins are believed to have been struck but no records have been found to verify this.
		Even so, the dies for both the sovereign and half sovereign were slapped together in a half-hearted way by the authorities in London.
		The issue of sovereigns and half sovereigns began in 1902 and in that year alone gold coins worth over £11 million were produced by the combined efforts of the three mints.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/aust/goldrush.htm (4018 words)

	Onlygold.com - British Sovereigns
		Because of the huge output of gold Sovereigns at that time, and the fact that they have been traded and hoarded all over the world ever since, these roughly nickel-sized gold coins are available today at bullion prices.
		Sovereigns have been the gold coin of choice for much of the world for over 100 years.
		Because of the popularity of the sovereign as a gold holding, and the sheer wealth and size of the British Empire at its height, we can offer these antique coins, in Extra Fine and better condition, at a price which is a small percentage over their actual gold value.
	www.onlygold.com /Coins/BritishSovereigns.asp (473 words)

	Gold Soveriegn Information
		Sovereigns were then issued by Henry VIII and his son Edward VI, and "fine" sovereigns were issued by Mary and Elizabeth I. During Elizabeth I reign (1558-1603) however, the name fell into disuse and the gold coins of 20 shillings were known simply as pounds.
		The name 'sovereign' is thought to have originated because of the depiction of the ruling monarch or sovereign of the realm on the obverse.
		Sovereigns were withdrawn from circulation in 1914 as banknotes were introduced into regular circulation but actual production at the Royal Mint stopped in 1917, although some were minted again in 1925, and within a few years, the gold sovereign ceased to be used in everyday transactions.
	www.one2find.com /euroshine1.htm (3624 words)

	Coins of the UK - 10s & 10s6d (and 11s)
		It was not a half sovereign because the sovereign was valued at 30 shillings during this reign.
		Illustrations are available for the obverse and reverse of an Edward VII half sovereign.
		The last circulation issues of the half sovereign were struck in 1915 in London, and 1918 in Perth, during the reign of George V.
	www.tclayton.demon.co.uk /halfs.html (1488 words)

	Jevons, Money and the Mechanism of Exchange, Chapter 13: Library of Economics and Liberty
		If we were now to make our sovereign nine-tenths fine, we should have to raise its weight from 123.274 grains to 125.557 grains, and the mixture of old and new coins would entirely frustrate the method of counting gold money by the scales adopted in all banks.
		Now the English law allows a sovereign to be legal tender so long as it weighs 122.5 grains, or more; and the difference between this and the full standard weight, or 0.774 grain, represents the margin allowed for abrasion.
		Half sovereigns, however, and in fact all coins which are approximately equal to each other on the average, can be rapidly counted on the balance by the ingenious method of duplication.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Jevons/jvnMME13.html (3722 words)

	King George V Half Sovereigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Notes: Mintage figures for the 1918 Perth Mint half sovereign are not known but it is estimated that between 200 and 300 pieces survived.
		Mint records show that no half sovereigns were struck in 1918 although records in the next two years show that dies were prepared and half sovereigns were struck in Perth but never issued.
		It is possible that half sovereigns were struck in 1919 and 1920 using 1918 dies with the majority of the coins struck being re-melted before release into circulation.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/aust/halfsov/hsovgeov.htm (110 words)

	History of the Sovereign
		George reverse designs were interchanged on sovereign and half sovereign coins, in many years both designs appearing for the same denomination.
		The first 'Sydney Mint' sovereigns and half sovereigns issued by this mint were unique in the history of the British Empire.
		Proof £5, £2, Sovereigns (£1) and Half Sovereigns (£½) were issued to commemorate the coronation of George VI in 1937.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/history/sovhist.htm (1352 words)

	SOVEREIGNS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A gold sovereign is a British gold coin, first issued in 1489 for Henry VII, generally with a value of twenty shillings or one pound.
		Sovereigns were discontinued after 1604, being replaced by unitess, and later by laurelss, and then guineas.
		Half sovereigns, double sovereigns, and five pound (quintuple sovereigns?) coins were also produced.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/SOVEREIGNS (729 words)

	The Story of the Half Sovereign. A Brief History, by Chard
		Although the gold sovereign came into existence in 1489 under King Henry VII, the half sovereign was not issued until 1544 in the reign of Henry VIII.
		The original value of a half sovereign was ten shillings, and apart from some fluctuations because of differences in gold bullion prices, this has remained its face value to this day.
		No further half sovereigns were then issued for circulation until 1982, although half sovereigns were included in the George VI proof set of 1937 which was available for collectors, and half sovereigns were also minted but not issued for Edward VIII in 1937, and for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
	www.24carat.co.uk /halfsovereignstory.html (560 words)

	1982 Gold Sovereigns
		Sovereigns were not issued in every year, but 1982 is one year for which uncirculated sovereigns are available.
		Sovereign pendants can be worn by men or women, sovereign rings are quite large and are more suitable for larger mens hands.
		1982 half sovereigns were issued in proof and uncirculated versions, we usually have them available from stock.
	www.goldsovereigns.co.uk /1982sovereign.html (370 words)

	Adjusted Perth Mintages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 1911 sovereigns and half-sovereigns all featured George V. In 1929 an alteration was made in the design of the obverse die.
		Sovereign production ceased in September 1931 but the number of coins issued during that year is one more than the number of coins made with that date.
		Perth Mint file 2732 refers to half sovereigns which were made in 1919 and 1920 but all used dies dated 1918.
	www.users.bigpond.com /cruzi/Coins/sovs/perthmintage.htm (1018 words)

	1934 Half Sovereigns Do Not Exist
		Half sovereigns were not issued in every year, and this is one date for which none were issued.
		No full sovereigns were minted in 1934 either, krugerrands were not introduced until 1967, indeed very few countries issued any gold coins in 1934, however we can suggest some alternatives.
		The last date of half sovereign struck by the Royal Mint for circulation was 1915, although some of the branch mints continued striking them until 1926.
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk /1934halfsovereigns.html (381 words)

	MONEY IN DUH LAND by Bernard Heydorn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There is the gold sovereign (pound) and half sovereign; in silver, the crown ($1.20), double florin (.96¢), half crown (.60¢), florin (.48¢), shilling (.24¢), six pence (.12¢), four pence (.08¢), three pence (.06¢); in copper or bronze, pennies (.02¢), half-pennies or cents (.01¢), and farthings (.005¢).
		Sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and farthings were rarely seen, but for me, all coinage over a penny was a rumour, something I heard people talk about but I could never put my hands on.
		The gold sovereign was a highly prized coin and Portuguese shopkeepers had a tendency to hoard any that came into their hands.
	www.guyanaca.com /features/moneyintheland_heydorn.html (1856 words)

	Half Sovereign -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under (Son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)) Henry VIII.
		It was a gold coin valued at ten (An English coin worth one twentieth of a pound) shillings.
		After 1604, the issue of half sovereigns along with (A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right) sovereigns, was discontinued until 1817 following a major revision of (Click link for more info and facts about British coinage) British coinage.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ha/Half_Sovereign.htm (133 words)

	2002 British Gold Sovereigns Coins Revert to Shield Reverse -- Coin News -- Panda America Online Coin Catalog
		King Henry was depicted seated on a throne, and it is from this inclusion of the monarch, or sovereign, that the new coin gained its name.
		George on a horse, slaying a dragon was first featured on the reverse of the sovereign; this was changed in 1825 to a shield featuring the coat-of-arms of Great Britain, which continued on gold sovereigns through the reigns of two Kings and Queen Victoria … until 1874, when the reverse returned to St. George.
		On the other hand, the 1817 half sovereign featured the shield, which continued until 1893, when it was replaced by St. George.
	www.pandaamerica.com /NEWS_gbg_sovereign_01_09_2002.ASP (431 words)

	Gold Sovereigns of The United Kingdom
		The one pound coin came to be known as the sovereign because it always featured the current monarch or sovereign on its' obverse.
		Sovereigns have been produced at six branch mints in addition to the Royal Mint.
		Half sovereigns have been produced simultaneously with the full sovereign and are also included in the listings below.
	www.rivercitycoins.com /goldcoins/europeangoldcoins/sovereigns/sovereign.html (477 words)

	Untitled Document
		From 1871 through 1931 (Half Sovereigns from 1871 to 1918), Imperial Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns were minted in Australia, identical to those struck elsewhere, except for the distinctive Sydney (S), Melbourne (M) or Perth (P) Mintmark.
		Australian Sovereigns were minted in Sydney from 1855 to 1926, Melbourne from 1872 to 1931 and Perth from 1899 to 1931.
		This, however, was not the same case every year, Sovereigns could be produced at one mint, two mints or all three mints and when enough coins were thought to be in circulation no sovereigns were produced at all.
	www.kjc.com.au /preambles/gold_sovereigns.asp (903 words)

	Millennium Year 2000 Half Sovereigns Available Now From Chard
		This year half sovereigns have been produced in two versions, an ordinary uncirculated "bullion" grade, and a special proof version for collectors.
		In 1982, bullion grade half sovereigns were again produced, and the Royal Mint have produced proof quality half sovereigns, for sale to collectors, in most years from 1980 onwards.
		The 2000 issue are the first "ordinary" uncirculated half sovereigns to be issued for 18 years, and only the second to be produced for 74 years!
	www.24carat.co.uk /2000halfsovereigns.html (380 words)

	half
		I made a pretext this morning to go and see the town engineer, and, as if only half seriously, broached the subject of these proposals as a thing we might perhaps have to take under consideration some time later on.
		Remember that it was two half -sovereigns I had.
		It was his custom to file all letters received, and when his slender stock of files ("spits" as he called them) was exhausted, he would burn the letters of several years, in order that he might make use of the liberated "spits."
	www.cooldictionary.com /?word=half (415 words)

	Half Sovereigns Gold Sovereigns and Gold PayPal
		The first Gold Sovereign came into circulation in 1489 for Henry VII, Half Sovereigns were not produced until the reign of Henry VIII in 1544.
		Sovereign and Half Sovereigns were real circulating coins until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.
		I in 1982 bullion Half Sovereigns were produced after a break of 56 years.
	www.sovereigns.net /Gold_Half_Sovereigns.htm (245 words)

	Collecting The Australian Gold Sovereign
		Sovereigns were sought by diggers, hoarded by them and of course spent by them.
		The wealth of a family was often measured not by the balance it held with a bank, but by the number of Sovereigns it kept safely at home.
		A date set of Large Head KGV Sovereigns in UNC quality is possible for the collector on a budget, though for the investor, there are mintmarks which are extremely rare.
	www.anda.com.au /goldsovereign.asp (2682 words)

	Sovereign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This Sovereign weighed half of one troy ounce (15.55 grams) and was worth 20 shillings, or £1.
		It was not until 1817 that the Sovereign came back, to replace the Guinea, when cash payments, that is to say, the redemption of notes with gold coin, were resumed after the Napoleonic Wars.
		This Sovereign was worth £1 and contained one-quarter ounce (7.77 grams) of 916 gold (standard gold as it was then known).
	www.pamp.com /gold_c/Info_site/in_glos/in_glos_sovereign.html (326 words)

	Rangers battle without reward: Binfield 0-3 California Sovereigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Any Sovereign counter-attack was handled admirably by James F-Y. James never satisfied with just a tackle to win possession, set up many opportunities for midfield coordinator James W and winger Johnny.
		The Sovereigns gained some composure and treated their supporters to some fine creative play, opening up several well taken opportunities, only to be thwarted by Tom, James F-Y and Ben.
		Sovereigns, undeterred, boldly came forward putting increasing pressure on the Rangers' defence and 'keeper, Alex.
	www.binfieldfc.com /20023/under11srangers/sat15mar.html (714 words)

	Antique and Modern Jewellery, and Silver - Liveauctioneers
		Victoria - three half sovereigns, crowned shield reverse, 1869, 1883 and 1884.
		Victoria - four half sovereigns, crowned shield reverse, 1856, 1887, 1892 and St George and dragon, 1898.
		A set of Victorian scales for weighing full and half sovereign coins, with two weights, in a veneered case with inner label readin...
	www.liveauctioneers.com /catalogs/364-500-500.html (225 words)

	1817 Coin of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Half sovereigns, along with full sovereigns, were issued in 1817 for the first time since 1604.
		In 1980, proof half sovereigns were issued, with ordinary non-proof coins following the next year, as well as proofs.
		The Royal Mint had been re-equipped using modern minting machinery built by Boulton and Watt, and the change from guineas and half guineas to sovereigns and half sovereigns was only a part of a major overhaul of British coinage.
	www.coinoftheyear.com /1817.html (146 words)

	Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns of King George V
		Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns of King George V
		Two similar, yet distinct, head styles were used on the sovereigns of King George V. The first portrait, the "Large Head", of George V was used from 1911 to 1928.
		In 1929, the portrait on George V sovereigns was changed to the second or "Small Head" type.
	www.rivercitycoins.com /goldcoins/europeangoldcoins/sovereigns/george.html (202 words)

	Jubilee Gold Half Sovereigns
		On half sovereigns, the shield reverse was last used for Queen Victoria from 1838 to 1893 inclusive.
		It is perhaps fitting, then, that the Royal Mint have chosen not only to change the half sovereign design for our own queen's golden jubilee, but also to revert back to the shield design.
		This is only the fourth date of Elizabeth II half sovereign produced in a "bullion" version, and the only single-year design type produced in the bullion version.
	www.jubileegold.co.uk /2002halfsovereigns.html (413 words)

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