Great Britain 1887 sovereign

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Sincona sale 11, lot 1624

This specimen was lot 1624 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 2600 CHF (about US$3,219 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted,

"GROSSBRITANNIEN Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1887. 50. Regierungsjubiläum. FDC aus Polierter Platte. (Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1887, fiftieth anniversary of reign, proof.)"

This type was struck 1887-92 in considerable numbers and is called the "jubilee head." This date is common even if the proofs are not.

Recorded mintage: 1,111,000 plus 797 proofs.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.04 g.

Catalog reference: S. 3866B, Schl-346, Fr-392a, KM 767.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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