Owner Comments:
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.