Halfcrown 1884 ESC 712, Bull 2764, Choice UNC the obverse with gold tone over original lustre, the reverse lustrous and highlighted with copper tone, a superb example with outstanding eye appeal, Young HeadVictorian Halfcrowns extremely hard to find in grade 85, with only fractions of 1% surviving in this choice grade
Halfcrown 1871 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Victorian Young Head series, regarded as contemporary counterfeits, see Bull page 399, footnote 1
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above, this part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Victoria 1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set comprising Crown 1887 VF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 NVF/VF lightly toned, Halfcrown 1887 EF with a choice multicoloured tone, Florin 1887 UNC, the obverse with minor cabinet friction with gold and blue/green toning, Shilling 1887 choice blue/green toned with flashes of magenta, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type VF, Threepence 1887 EF with an attractive blue/green tone, along with Threepence 1887 Young Head Good Fine, all in a wooden hand-made fitted case
Halfcrown 1844 ESC 677, Bull 2720 UNC and choice with blue and gold toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrown are notoriously difficult to find in grades 80 and above, those graded 82 and higher are all truly rare
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 UNC and lustrous with attractive toning on original surfaces, minor friction to the highest points only, an eye-catching example. Victorian Young Head Halfcrowns always desirable in the highest grades. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1846 ESC 680, Bull 2724 UNC or very near so with minor friction to the high points only, the obverse with red/yellow and blue toning in places giving a superb eye appeal. Early period Victorian Young Head Halfcrown now becoming increasingly difficult to find in high grades
Halfcrown 1880 ESC 705, Bull 2756, Davies 589 dies 5D UNC with original tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1884 ESC 712, Bull 2764 UNC with good original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. The Joint finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Fantasy Crown 1879 a modern INA Retro striking in silver, Obverse Young Head of Queen Victoria right, by D.R.Golder, Reverse: in the style of the Young Head currency Crown and Halfcrown, Plain edge, 27.91 grammes Lustrous UNC with a small tone spot on the obverse
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