Great Britain 1884 1/2 sovereign

Sincona sale 51, lot 2667

This specimen was lot 2667 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$241 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1884, London. Fifth young head. No die number. Gutes vorzüglich. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1884, London mint, fifth yound head, without die number. Good extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few.

Recorded mintage: 1,114,000.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.96 g.

Catalog reference: S-3861; Fr-389e; KM-735.1.

Source:

• 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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