1/2 SOVEREIGN TYPE SET 1817-2010, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE III-ELIZABETH II).
George IV, Laureate head, plain, 1823-25


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Set Details
Origin/Country: GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901
Design Description:
Item Description: 1/2SOV 1825 G.britain LAUREATE BUST
Grade: NGC MS 64
Owner: TMS Coins
 
Winning Set: 1/2 SOVEREIGN TYPE SET 1817-2010, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE III-ELIZABETH II).
Date Added: 7/22/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

GT. BRITAIN, GEORGE IV Laureate head (Type II), GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1825
(Marsh 405; S 3803).

OBVERSE: The King's bust facing left, laureate, tie with loop and two ends, hair short and bare neck. B.P. in small letters below truncation standing for Benedetto Pistrucci.
REVERSE: Garnished shield, surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms within an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield. The shield surrounded by roses thistles and shamrocks.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 591,538
RARITY: S (M.Marsh).

1825 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 64

An example of rare quality, sharp strike and superb luster.
Ex Northeast Numismatics, Concord MA, USA. Purchased 17 July 2012.

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