Great Britain 1892 half crown
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This specimen was lot 23708 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1892. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A very attractive, well struck Gem with some flashiness in the fields and toning that is a mix of slate gray with pleasing orange in the protected areas. From the Trident Collection." This type was struck 1887-92 and is known as the "Jubilee head" for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is a fairly readily available half crown in nice condition and none of the dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: 1,711,000.
Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, .420 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: S-3924; KM-764.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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