Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 2009 (S 4443).
OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, the letters I R B below the truncation.
REVERSE: St.George based on the original design of 1893 with reduced ground below design and larger exergue with no BP initials.
DESIGN: Obverse by Ian Rank-Broadley. Reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 50,000
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
2009 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 69
Extraordinary specimen of superb quality.
Wonderful and bright, with niedle sharp strike, perfect surfaces and fuul shimmering luster. A true FDC !!
ex J. Welsh Coins, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs, England, purchased 25 March 2010. Self submitted.
NGC: The single finest example of the date.