Great Britain 1880 1/2 sovereign

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Sincona sale 51, lot 2665

This specimen was lot 2665 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1880, London. Fifth young head. Die number 103. PCGS MS62. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1880, London mint, young head. Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few. Some issues of 1880 do not bear a die number; this one has die number 103 visible at the bottom of the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 1,008,999, a slightly better date.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Seaby 3860F, Fr-389f; KM-735.2.

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.
  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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