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''Recorded mintage:'' 1,466,000 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,466,000 plus proofs.
  
''Specification:'' 14.14 g, .925 fine silver, .420 troy oz ASW.  
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''Specification:'' 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, .420 troy oz ASW.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S.3889; ESC-701; KM-756.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S.3889; ESC-701; KM-756.  
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg Sale 59: the pre-Long Beach sale,'' Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg Sale 59: the pre-Long Beach sale,'' Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.  
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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.
 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995.
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* Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, ''English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 2015.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, ''English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 2015.
 
  
 
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* [[Great Britain 1878 half penny|1878 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1878 half penny|1878 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1878 penny|1878 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1878 penny|1878 penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1878 shilling|1878 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1878 florin|1878 florin]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1878 florin|1878 florin]]
* [[Great Britain 1878 1/2 sovereign|1878 ½ sovereign]]
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* [[Great Britain 1878 1/2 sovereign|1878 half sovereign]]
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* [[Great Britain 1878 sovereign|1878 sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1879 shilling|1879 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1879 shilling|1879 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1880 half crown|1880 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1880 half crown|1880 half crown]]

Latest revision as of 07:02, 16 October 2024

Goldberg sale 59, lot 3857
photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

This specimen was lot 3857 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2008), where it sold for $391. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1878. Victoria. Young head. Minor contact marks on cheek. Lustrous. ANACS graded MS-63." The type was struck for circulation 1874-87 and features the bust of the young queen Victoria. A similar bust was used 1839-50. The bust strongly resembles the one used on the crown but the half crown was issued in much larger numbers.

Recorded mintage: 1,466,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.925 fine silver, .420 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S.3889; ESC-701; KM-756.

Source:

  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 59: the pre-Long Beach sale, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
  • 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.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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