Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Jubilee Head with no JEB initials, GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1890
(Marsh 479B; 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 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).
1890 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 64
Very solid and attractive coin for the grade, with good strike and considerable luster.
ex Atlas Numismatics, 2 April 2018.