Great Britain 1987 1/2 sovereign

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Goldberg sale 90, lot 3550
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3550 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Half Sovereign, 1987. Elizabeth II. Reverse: St. George slaying the dragon. NGC graded Proof 70 Ultra Cameo." This type of 1985-97 was not made in large numbers but these were sold to investors and collectors and not issued for circulation.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all proofs.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.1176 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: S.4276; Fr-425; KM-942.

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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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