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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a young head of Queen Victoria facing left, hair filleted; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, below, 1877. On the reverse, a garnished shield, crowned and lined, around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF:. | |||||||||
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Variety | Wide ribbon (Melbourne Mint) S-3863 | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total). Rarity: R3 (Extremely Rare) | |
Details | Possibly a test strike. Less than 50 known to exist. Spink 3863. | |
Variety | Proof (Melbourne Mint) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Listed in Remick 1971 only, not in Krause or Spink. | |
Variety | Third head (Royal Mint London) 3860D | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Details | Spink 3860D. |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 1982 | Coin description | ||
Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | Royal Mint London | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | Melbourne Mint | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Royal Mint mintage | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | Melbourne Mint mintage | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof | |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | Varieties | Wide ribbon | ||
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Third head |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Half Sovereign (Pre-decimal, Shield) |
Issued | 1877 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) |
Face Value | 1/2 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 2,337,482 (2.3 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
Material | 0.9167 Gold |
Designer | Jean Baptiste Merlen |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 19.3000 mm |
Thickness | 0.9900 mm |
Mass | 3.9940 g |
OCC ID | PNXY-DENZ-CMRR-EVRB |
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Great Britain 1877 1/2 sovereign
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Great Britain 1877 1/2 sovereign
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Coin - Half-Sovereign, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1877
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Coin - Half-Sovereign, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1877
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 452 (Royal Mint London) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Great Britain 246 (Royal Mint London) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 735.2 (Royal Mint London) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3860E, 3860D (Royal Mint London) |
Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 471 (Melbourne Mint) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 14 (Melbourne Mint) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 5 (Melbourne Mint) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3863 (Melbourne Mint), 3863A (Wide ribbon) |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 018a (Melbourne Mint), McD 018 (Wide ribbon) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H17 (Melbourne Mint) |