Great Britain 1892 sovereign

from tHeritage sale 3115, lot 30210

This specimen was lot 30210 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago, May 2024), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Victoria gold "Jubilee Head" Sovereign 1892 MS63 PCGS. Second legend, normal JEB, horse with long tail. The final year of the Jubilee head type. From the Ezen Collection." This type was struck 1887-92 in considerable numbers. It is known as the "Jubilee bust" as the obverse was introduced on the fiftieth anniversary of Victoria's reign. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 7,105,000.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-392, KM 767, S-3866C, Marsh-130.

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.
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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3115, featuring the Ezen Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.

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