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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1902 G.britain EDWARD VII |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT.BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN 1902
(Marsh 505; S 3974A).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903).Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 4.244.457.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1902 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 4463244-003
A spectacular GEM with undeniable eye appeal.
Currently tied with four other pieces at NGC in numerical grade and exceeded by none.
Ex Atlas Numismatics, Sept. 2017.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1903 G.britain |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT.BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII 1903 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN
(Marsh 506; S 3974A)
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief. REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903).Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:2,522,057.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1903 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 3500210-009
Absolute top grade!!
A superb GEM with bold strike, booming luster and hardly any abrasion.
ex Northeast Numismatics, Concord MA, USA, purchased 9 November 2011.
NGC: The single finest example of the date.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1904 G.britain With B.P. |
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PCGS MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1904
(Marsh 507A; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief. REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line. Small letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci to the right of the date.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: Not known.
RATING: S (M.Marsh).
1904 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
Superb GEM with strong strike and luster.
The only scarse half-sovereign from King Edward; others all common..
Purchased from Ebay 11 May 2014. ( J.Blyth ).
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1905 G.britain |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1905
(Marsh 508; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief. REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:3.023.993.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1905 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 2650373-002
Brilliant, essentially a GEM, with bright gold color, bold strike on perfect surfaces and shimmering luster.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1906 G.britain |
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PCGS MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1906
(Marsh 509; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:4.245.437.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1906 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
Very choice, beautiful and attractive.
Features full strike on clear fields and satiny luster.
A PCGS example in GEM condition.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1907 G.britain EDWARD VII (M.Marsh 510) |
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NGC MS 66 |
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Owner Comments
MY NGC AWARDS, 2011 - 2022
Best World (2011, 2012) , Best Presented (2015,2017,2022) , Best Classic (2021,2022).
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1907
(Marsh 510; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 4.233.421.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1907 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 66
4883672-004
An excellent example of King Edward half-sovereigns and conditionally rare at the GEM grade level.
Incredibly fresh, showcasing crisp highpoint detail and lustrus surfaces throughout.
The whole of the surfaces exhibits a high degree of quality that positions this gem as the finest certified across both NGC and PCGS to date.
NGC : A conditional rarity, the sole finest example certified by full two grades higher than the runner-up examples.
Ex Heritage Auction # 231914, Lot 61270, 4 April 2019.
EVENTS IN HISTORY
www.onthisday.com/events/date/1907
January 15, 1907 : Gold dental inlays first described by William Taggart, who invented them.
February 22, 1907 : 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.
February 26: 1907 : Royal Oil & Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP)
March 15, 1907 : Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote.
May 31, 1907 : Taxis 1st began running in NYC.
July 25, 1907 : Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan.
July 29, 1907 : Event of Interest; Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England.
August 1, 1907 : Event of Interest; Bank of Italy (later Bank of America) opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, San Francisco.
August 13, 1907 : 1st taxicabs operate in New York City, imported by Harry N. Allen.
September 5, 1907 : Meeting of Interest; King Edward VII of Great Britain meets Russia's Foreign Minister Alexander Izvolski in an attempt to strengthen Russia's relationship with Britain.
October 1, 1907 : Plaza Hotel (5th Av & 59th Str, NY) opens.
October 17, 1907 : Event of Interest; Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
November 9, 1907 : Historic Discovery; The Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever discovered, is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
November 16, 1907 : Oklahoma becomes the United States 46th state.
December 16, 1907 : As a gesture of the US's new presence as a world power, President Theodore Roosevelt sends the 'Great White Fleet' on a round-the-world cruise, visiting ports internationally.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1908 G.britain |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT.BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN 1908
(Marsh 511; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,996,992
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1908 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 2764091-002
A wonderful example of superb quality.
Brilliant, essentially a GEM, with bright gold color, bold strike on perfect surfaces and shimmering luster.
ex J.Welsh Coins, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs, England, purchased 1 March 2011. Self submitted.
The single finest certified example of the date. ( NGC and PCGS )
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1909 G.britain |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1909
(Marsh 512; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:4.010.715.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1909 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 3589072-002
A GEM example featuring full strike and full original luster.
ex Brigandi coins, New York, purchased 27 April 2013.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 |
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1/2SOV 1910 G.britain |
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NGC MS 65 |
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Owner Comments
GT. BRITAIN, KING EDWARD VII GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1910
(Marsh 513; S 3974B).
OBVERSE: Bare head of king facing right. The small letters De S (for De Saules) below the trancation in relief.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with sword. Date is shown below the exergue line.
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS: WHJ Blakemore, George William De Saules (1862-1903). Benedetto Pistruchi (1784-1855).
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,023,888
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1910 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 2786429-002
Solid and attractive with perfect surfaces.
NGC: Pop 2 with none grading higher.
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