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<p>[QUOTE="harrync, post: 7375774, member: 58588"]Half sovereigns tend to go for a slight premium. </p><p> People do like the smaller coins. Headline from Dec. 21, 1924 New York Times [p.6]: "$2.50 Gold Coin Gifts/Drain Bank Supplies". Banks were running out of quarter eagles due to demand as Christmas gifts. The article notes that you can get one from the bank for $2.50 in currency if they have them, but a money broker would probably ask a premium! This may explain why minting resumed in 1925, after ceasing in 1916. The article also notes that $1 gold pieces are hard to find in circulation. Here is the link, but you may need a subscription to reach it: <a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/12/21/issue.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/12/21/issue.html" rel="nofollow">https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/12/21/issue.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="harrync, post: 7375774, member: 58588"]Half sovereigns tend to go for a slight premium. People do like the smaller coins. Headline from Dec. 21, 1924 New York Times [p.6]: "$2.50 Gold Coin Gifts/Drain Bank Supplies". Banks were running out of quarter eagles due to demand as Christmas gifts. The article notes that you can get one from the bank for $2.50 in currency if they have them, but a money broker would probably ask a premium! This may explain why minting resumed in 1925, after ceasing in 1916. The article also notes that $1 gold pieces are hard to find in circulation. Here is the link, but you may need a subscription to reach it: [URL]https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1924/12/21/issue.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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