Great Britain 1825 1/2 sovereign Fr-380

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Sincona sale 75, lot 323

This specimen was lot 323 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 30,000 CHF (about US$36,414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George IV. 1820-1830. Proof Half sovereign 1825, London. Laureate head. Sehr selten. NGC PF65 ULTRA CAMEO. Prachtexemplar. (kingdom of Great Britain, George IV, 1820-30, proof half soverign of 1825, London mint. Very rare, Cabinet piece.)" This type is listed for 1826-28 and is very scarce as is the previous bare head type of 1823-25 (KM 689). Half sovereigns would not be minted in large numbers until the 1840's.

Recorded mintage: 761,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, the second specimen 3.97 g.

Catalog reference: S-3803, KM 700, Fr-380a.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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