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1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine

1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine
1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine

1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine

1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine. Obverse: Type II portrait of Victoria to left, date below and legend around.

Reverse: Crown above "Australia" within wreath, denomination below. This scarce Sydney half has strong details in the braid and hairline.

1865 - A Key Year in the Era of Bushrangers. 1865 figures as a key year in the heydays of bushranging as that was the year that two of Australia, ÄövÑv¥s most infamous bushrangers were shot dead , ÄövÑv¨ Daniel , ÄövÑv? Mad Dan, ÄövÑvp Morgan was killed April 8th, 1865 while Ben Hall was killed on May 6th, 1865. Mad Dan, ÄövÑvp Morgan earned his moniker by virtue of mood swings and a deep hatred of the police rather than for a criminal career far more depraved than his bushranging contemporaries.

A twelve-year sentence for his first criminal act in 1854 (that of robbing a local hawker) caused Morgan to develop his deep-seated hatred of authority , ÄövÑv¨ his long campaign of revenge against society began as soon as he was released in 1860. After a shootout with a magistrate and then the cold-blooded murder of several police officers, , ÄövÑv?

Police made a determined effort to end his violent rampages and followed Morgan to a station in North-Eastern Victoria. He was shot dead by a local settler along with the police, ÄövÑv¥s group on the morning of April 9th.

Benjamin Hall was a native of Forbes, born to ex-convict parents. His first theft was of a rifle, carbine, ammunition, saddlebags & a bridle, his many early offences were largely related to the theft of horses. Hall unsuccessfully attempted to rob the Araluen Gold Escort in March 1865 and was killed , ÄövÑv? In a hail of bullets, ÄövÑvp near Billabong Creek on May 5th, 1865.

This coin clearly dates to coin that was produced in a year when the hard-earned wealth of the average citizen could have been seized by an ex-convict with a grudge against society and a gun. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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  • Composition: Gold
  • Country: Australia
  • Era: 1800s
  • Proof: No
  • Year: 1865
  • Brand: Unbranded


1865 Sydney Mint Type II Half Sovereign good Very Fine