Great Britain 1890 1/2 sovereign

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Sincona sale 86, lot 1697

This specimen was lot 1697 in Sincona sale 86 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$572 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Victoria, 1837-1901. Half Sovereign 1890, London. Jubilee head, shield reverse. Rare. NGC MS61."

This bust was used on the half sovereign, or ten shilling coin, 1887-93. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 2,266,000.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 766, Hill 479B (R). Spink 3869B. Fr-393.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • 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.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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 86, SINCONA British Collection - Part 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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