1/2 SOVEREIGN TYPE SET 1817-2010, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE III-ELIZABETH II).
Victoria, Jubilee head without die number, 1887-93


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Set Details
Origin/Country: GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901
Design Description:
Item Description: WITH NO JEB 1/2SOV 1887 G.britain JUBILEE HEAD
Grade: NGC MS 62
Owner: TMS Coins
 
Winning Set: 1/2 SOVEREIGN TYPE SET 1817-2010, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE III-ELIZABETH II).
Date Added: 1/27/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Jubilee Head, 1887 GOLD HALF- SOVEREIGN, with no JEB initials.
(Marsh 478B; S 3869D).

OBVERSE: The bust of the Queen facing left wearing a small crown, veiled and with ribbon and star of the Garter and the Victoria and Albert order. The JEB initials standing for J.E.Boehm, the engraver of the design, are absent in this variety.
REVERSE: The Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom within a garnished shield surmounted by an imperial crown.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: Not known.
RATING: S (M.Marsh).

1887 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 62

Scarse variety ( No JEB Initials ), of this common date.
A glowing UNC with considerable remaining luster.
ex J. Welsh Coins, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs, England, purchased 6 October 2009. Self submitted.

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