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How do you know where a British Sovereign and Half-Sovereign is minted?

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Many pre-decimal British Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns were minted where the gold was mined from. From 1932 onwards, all British Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns were minted at the Royal Mint and subsequently, have no mintmark.

Most commonly, the tiny mintmarks are located on the reverse below the Crowned Shield or below Saint George and the dragon (on the ground) and above the year.

Coins minted at the Royal Mint have no mintmark, but may have a die number.

C for Ottawa, Canada
M for Melbourne, Australia
P for Perth, Australia
S for Sydney, Australia
SA for Pretoria, South Africa

All decimal British Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns were minted at the Royal Mint and have no mintmark.

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