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[[Image:Great Britain S51-2660.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 2660]] | [[Image:Great Britain S51-2660.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 2660]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2660 in Sincona sale 51 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2660 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1874, London. Third larger young head. Die number 15. PCGS MS62.'' (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1874, London mint, young head. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few. Some issues of 1874 do not bear a die number; this one has die number 15 visible at the bottom of the reverse. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,884,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,884,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.99 g, .917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.96 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.96 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Seaby 3860D, Fr-389f; KM-735.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' Seaby 3860D, Fr-389f; KM-735.2. | ||
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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 1874 half penny|1874 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 half penny|1874 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 penny|1874 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 penny|1874 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1874-H penny|1874-H penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 3 pence|1874 threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 3 pence|1874 threepence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 6 pence|1874 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 6 pence|1874 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 shilling|1874 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 shilling|1874 shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1874 florin|1874 florin]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 half crown|1874 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 half crown|1874 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1874 sovereign Fr-387|1874 sovereign, shield reverse]] | * [[Great Britain 1874 sovereign Fr-387|1874 sovereign, shield reverse]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2660 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Victoria, 1837-1901. 1/2 Sovereign 1874, London. Third larger young head. Die number 15. PCGS MS62. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, half sovereign of 1874, London mint, young head. Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in substantial quantities 1838-85 yet choice specimens are few. Some issues of 1874 do not bear a die number; this one has die number 15 visible at the bottom of the reverse.
Recorded mintage: 1,884,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.96 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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