1991 ROYAL MINT ST GEORGE SOLID 22K GOLD PROOF HALF SOVEREIGN COIN BOX COA Weight 39

Weight 39

now known as the ‘fine work’ issue

While much of the energy of the Royal Mint’s workers and administrators was devoted to the Great Recoinage of the silver

Newton began testing all newly minted gold to assure that it would be of precise weight and fineness

Newton brought both more control and a more scientific approach to the operations of the Mint

1991 ROYAL MINT ST GEORGE SOLID 22K GOLD PROOF HALF SOVEREIGN COIN BOX COA Weight 39Queen Elizabeth II gold Proof Half Sovereign of the year 1991 complete with original Royal Mint box and Certificate of Authenticity. All half sovereigns weigh 3. 99 grammes, and are made of 22 carat gold (0. 917 fine). They have a diameter of 19. 30 mm.