Great Britain 1898 1/2 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 71090 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Sovereign, 1898. London Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-62. A well struck and softly lustrous coin, with dark golden color." This specimen is from a type was struck 1893-1901 in large numbers. A half sovereign was worth ten shillings.
Recorded mintage: 2,689,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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