Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Jubilee Head with no JEB initials,GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1891 (S3869C).
OBVERSE: The bust of the Queen facing left wearing a small crown, veiled and with ribbon.
REVERSE: The Ensigns Armorial 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: R (M.Marsh).
1891 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS64
NGC 4472100-009
Solid and attractive choice UNC with full luster and clear surfaces.
A conditional rarity, the sole finest example certified with two grades higher than the runner-up examples.
Ex Atlas Numismatics, 27 December 2019.