1900 Veiled Head Half Sovereign, Melbourne Mint
COIN
1900 Veiled Head Half Sovereign, Melbourne Mint, ex Quartermaster Collection
PRICE
$12,000
STATUS
Sold July 2019
QUALITY
Choice Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
The famed Quartermaster Collection
COMMENTS
Barrie Winsor had the privilege, and the pleasure, of cataloguing the Reserve Bank of Australia (R.B.A.) inventory that was sold by Australian Coin Auctions in 2005.
Right from the outset Winsor had this 1887 Young Head Half Sovereign in his sights, pegged as one of the absolute finest of one of the key coins in the Australian half sovereign series.
Acquired from the Reserve Bank of Australia Auction held by Australian Coin Auctions in 2005 where it sold for $10,500 on a pre-auction estimate of $6000.
1900 - and what a year it was. One year before Australia's Federation and electric lighting was installed on Adelaide streets.
State Labour politicians met in Sydney to formally establish the Federal Labour Party. The first Australian contingents of naval volunteers set sail for China to assist British and international troops during the Boxer Rebellion and natural gas was found at Roma in Queensland.
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