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[[Image:Great Britain S51-2640.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 2640]] | [[Image:Great Britain S51-2640.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 2640]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2640 in Sincona sale 51 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2640 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$241 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1870, London. Larger young head. Die number 4. Some die breaks on obverse. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1870, London mint, young head. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few. All issues of 1870 bear a die number; this one has die number 4 visible at the bottom of the reverse. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 160,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 160,000. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018. |
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* [[Great Britain 1869 1/2 sovereign|1869 half sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1869 1/2 sovereign|1869 half sovereign]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1870 half penny|1870 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1870 penny|1870 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1870 penny|1870 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1870 1-1/2 pence|1870 1½ pence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1870 2 pence|1870 tuppence]] | * [[Great Britain 1870 2 pence|1870 tuppence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1870 3 pence|1870 threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1870 3 pence|1870 threepence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1870 6 pence|1870 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1870 shilling|1870 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1870 shilling|1870 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1870 florin|1870 florin]] | * [[Great Britain 1870 florin|1870 florin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:38, 8 August 2025
This specimen was lot 2640 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$241 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1870, London. Larger young head. Die number 4. Some die breaks on obverse. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1870, London mint, young head. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few. All issues of 1870 bear a die number; this one has die number 4 visible at the bottom of the reverse.
Recorded mintage: 160,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.98 g.
Catalog reference: Seaby 3860D, Fr-389f; KM-735.2.
- 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.
- 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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