Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head Type A2, with die number, GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1866
(Marsh 442; S 3860).
OBVERSE: Young head of Victoria facing left.
REVERSE: The Ensigns Armorial within a garnished shield surmounted by a crown. Die number below shield.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 2,058.776
RATING: N (M.Marsh).
1866 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS63
NGC 2754318-004
Highly satiny and carefully handled for the issue, with blooming golden luster that rolls over the fields upon a turn of the wrist to illuminate minimally marked surfaces. This date proves difficult to procure in finer grades, and currently ranks as the second-finest in NGC's census, with only a single MS64 certifying above.
Ex Lake County Collection.
Heritage Auction #3073, April 2019.