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* 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. | ||
* 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. |
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1624 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 2600 CHF (about US$3,219 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1887. 50. Regierungsjubiläum. FDC aus Polierter Platte. (Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1887, fiftieth anniversary of reign, proof.)"
This type was struck 1887-92 in considerable numbers and is called the "jubilee head." This date is common even if the proofs are not.
Recorded mintage: 1,111,000 plus 797 proofs.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.04 g.
Catalog reference: S. 3866B, Schl-346, Fr-392a, KM 767.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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- 1885 sovereign
- 1886 sovereign, shield reverse
- 1887 farthing
- 1887 half penny
- 1887 penny
- 1887 threepence, Jubilee head
- 1887 sixpence, young head
- 1887 sixpence
- 1887 shilling, young head
- 1887 shilling
- 1887 florin
- 1887 half crown, young head
- 1887 half crown, Jubilee head
- 1887 2 florins
- 1887 crown
- Great Britain 1887 1/2 sovereign
- 1887 5 pounds
- 1887 2 pounds
- 1888 sovereign
- Coins and currency dated 1887
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