Great Britain 1857 1/2 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 33097 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria gold 1/2 Sovereign 1857 MS62 NGC. From the Lake County Collection." Half sovereigns were struck with this bust 1838-85 and are common. Many dates of 1863-80 bear die numbers.
Recorded mintage: 728,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 735.1, S-3859.
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- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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