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lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 01:18 am I have a 1874 Gold half Sovereign, with an Indian mintmark, however my searching has found no half sovereigns minted at that date in India. Can somebody please help me. Moved by Forum Mom from Main Coin Forum to World Coins and Commemoratives forum for better visibility. Report this Post to the Staff

Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 01:59 am Can you post some images? What is the mintmark specifically? Report this Post to the Staff
lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 03:14 am mintmark on 1874 half sovereign is 'I Will post images when available, thanks for reply. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 07:32 am Well I think half sovereigns were only struck in London in 1874, and no half sovereigns were struck in India at all. Is there a shield on the side opposite Queen Victoria? Edited by Mr T 08/26/2012 07:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 10:36 pm 1874 half sovereign has young Queen Victoria Head. Have tried to download photo but having trouble (new to this type of thing). Report this Post to the Staff
lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 10:38 pm Yes has shield on reverse side. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 11:16 pm Where exactly is this "mintmark"? If it is directly below the shield, that's not a mintmark, that's the die number. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/27/2012 07:22 am Yes it directly below the shield, in the same place as you would have 's' if minted in sydney, or 'M' if it was minted in Melbourne.... it has totally confused me....so where do you think this coin might be minted? Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 03:20 am London. There's some information about die numbers here: http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/dienumbers.html Report this Post to the Staff
lorakete New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 4:41 pm Thanks for info, much appreciated Report this Post to the Staff
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