Half Sovereign 1825 I in GEORGIUS and second I in BRITANNIAR have no top left serifs, UNC or very near so with very light cabinet friction, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1817 Marsh 400 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1825 Marsh 406 UNC or near so, a lustrous piece with considerable eye appeal, the finest of only two examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4077 in an NGC holder and graded PF65* the star designation of awarded to coins with exceptional eye appeal and quality for the given grade. Less than 1% of coins are given this, and these pieces fall just short of Cameo designation
Half Sovereign 1842 Marsh 416 UNC or very near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, a most attractive example of the early Young head type, the LCGS Population Report shows very few examples for the Young head type grading 75 or higher
Half Sovereign 1861 Marsh 435 Lustrous About UNC and choice, our archive database shows that this is only the third example we have offered in 16 years, so possibly rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1884 Marsh 458 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478C UNC and choice with good subdued lustre and excellent surfaces, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very rare to find any currency gold Half Sovereigns or Sovereigns of any date in grade 85
Half Sovereign 1877 Wider Ribbons S.3860D Die Number 155 A/UNC the reverse practically free from contact marks, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. A high grade example and rare thus
Half Sovereign 1885 Marsh 459, S.3861 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Victorian Half Sovereigns achieve grades 78 or above
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Imperfect J in J.E.B Marsh 478C Choice UNC and lustrous in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint second finest known thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478C Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint second finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1910 Marsh 513 UNC and with much original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1915 S Marsh 504 UNC in a PCGS holder and graded MS65, very unusual to see George V Half Sovereigns in this high grade, we also note that at the time of writing, only 9 examples had been MS66
Half Sovereign 1896 Marsh 491 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Veiled Head Half Sovereigns very hard to find in choice grades
Half Sovereign 1900 Marsh 495 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, all Victorian Veiled Half Sovereigns hard to find in choice grades
Half Sovereign 1901 Marsh 496 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1893 Veiled Head, Marsh 488, A/UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some light contact marks, a very pleasing coin, with noticeably fewer of these now available in high grades
Half Sovereign 1912 Marsh 527 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1913 Marsh 528 Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1914 Marsh 529 UNC and choice, the joint finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Very few George V Half Sovereigns attain LCGS grade 80
Half Sovereign 1915 S Marsh 504 Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin, only the third example, and the finest thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1831 Small Size Plain edge ProofS.3830 in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Ultra Cameo. Some hairlines in the field, but retaining much lustre and frosting. Seldom offered
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size 17.9mm diameter, Marsh 410 NEF/GVF with some hairlines and a thin scratch on the obverse, all William IV Half Sovereigns are hard to find in grades above Fine, Marsh rates the 1834 coin at R2
Half Sovereign 1838 Marsh 414 About VF/VF or slightly better, Rare, with a mintage of 273,341 pieces, one of the lowest mintages in the Young Head series
Sovereign 1899 Marsh 150 About Fine/Good Fine with an edge knock below the bust, comes with a Sovereign and Half Sovereign 2-coin silver case with an ornate decorative engraved case with an italic B within a shield shape, hallmarked f (1901)
Half Sovereign 1893 Jubilee Head, No J.E.B. on truncation , S.3869D, DISH L518, NEF, Note: It is now thought that only around 4% of the total mintage of 4.4 million London Mint 1893 Half Sovereigns were of the Jubilee Head type
Half Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold SovereignProof S.SB3 nFDC with very light contact marks only, uncased in capsule with no certificate
Half Sovereigns (2) 1878 Marsh 453 Die Number 50 About Fine, this die number not listed by Marsh, 1885 Marsh 459 Fine with some depressions in the obverse field
Half Sovereigns (2) 1892 No J.E.B on truncation, Low Shield S.3869D, DISH L516 Fine/Good Fine with a small graze on the obverse rim, 1982 Marsh 544 EF the reverse with a light scratch
Half Sovereign 1858 Type II Larger Young HeadS.3859A NEF and lustrous the obverse with a thin scratch visible under magnification, the reverse with a small nick in the field above the crown, in spite of this the coin retains considerable lustre and much eye appeal
Half Sovereign 1870 Coarse beading Die Number 40, with dot on shield, Marsh 445, Fine, we note that on this type the E of REGINA points between two rim teeth, and the I of GRATIA points to a rim tooth
Half Sovereign 1900P Marsh 501 GVF/NEF Very Rare, rated R3 by Marsh, only the third example we have offered in 16 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1849 Marsh 423 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1818 Marsh 401 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1823 Marsh 404 NEF and lustrous and some contact marks, a very scarce year, our archive database stretching back to 2003 reveals we have only sold four previous examples
Half Sovereign 1855 Marsh 429 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1911S Marsh 537 in a PCGS holder and graded MS63, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered, so possibly scarcer than catalogues would suggest
Half Sovereign 1900P Marsh 501 GVF with a contact mark on the veil and a small edge nick, Very Rare and rated R3 by Marsh, we note we have only previously offered one example in 15 years, so perhaps scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1881M Marsh 472, S.3863B, approaching VF, rare with a mintage of just 42,009 pieces, our archive database shows that this is the first example we have offered in 15 years
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