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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019 | + | * 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. | |
* 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. | ||
* 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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* [[Great Britain 1888 6 pence|1888 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1888 6 pence|1888 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1888 shilling|1888 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1888 shilling|1888 shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1888 florin|1888 florin]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1888 half crown|1888 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1888 half crown|1888 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1888 crown|1888 crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1888 crown|1888 crown]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 6 May 2025
This specimen was lot 71074 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1888. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-62. 2nd Obverse type. Shimmering and highly radiant, this specimen offers a good deal of lustrous brilliance along with a great rendition of the 'jubilee bust'." This type was struck 1887-92 in considerable numbers and is called the "jubilee head." This date is common.
Recorded mintage: 2,777,000.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-3866B; Fr-392; KM-767; Dish-L9.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [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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