Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. with close initials, DISH L1, NEF with some edge nicks and some heavier contact marks on the obverse, a rare type with fewer than 8000 examples estimated to have been minted
Half Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. stops between are on the junction of the truncation and field, Marsh 483E, S.3870A, DISH M506, About VF/VF, only c.9413 pieces believed to have been minted, quoted as R4 by the new Marsh/Hill catalogue, all Melbourne Mint Jubilee Head Half Sovereigns of this year are scarce or rare
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with curved looped tail, stated by the vendor to be 9 over 7, however, extreme magnification does not confirm this, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, as Davies 984 dies 1C GVF/About EF, a very rare type and always extremely sought after
Sovereign 1891M G: of D:G: closer to the crown, Horse with short tail, Marsh 135, S.3867B, DISH M15, Fine with some hairlines, brushed, rated R5 by Marsh/Hill, it is estimated by David Iverson, author of the 'The Jubilee head Sovereign 1887-1893' that less than 0.5% of the entire mintage of Melbourne Sovereigns of 1891 have the short tail reverse. This is the last year of Melbourne Mint coins that the short tail reverse was used
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Small italic J in J.E.B. I of DEI points left of a bead, ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 811 dies 2A, UNC with a deep gold tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Threepence 1893 Jubilee HeadESC 2103, Bull 3443, VF or slightly better, the reverse with some slightly darker toning in the wreath, Rare in all grades above Fine
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head First legend, G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small, spread J.E.B. on truncation, with hooked J, Marsh 125B, S.3866D, DISH L3, AU/GEF with excellent surfaces, Rare and desirable in this high grade
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee head ESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 640 dies 1A, Choice UNC with golden tone, the reverse with flashes of olive and magenta in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 Choice UNC with a subdued mint lustre, a very attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Crown 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C, UNC with some contact marks with good original lustre and a small edge nick, Jubilee Head Crowns seldom seen with lustrous surface as pleasing as this
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Proof S.3866B, UNC/nFDC the fields brilliant and prooflike, the bust retaining much original frosting, close examination of the obverse shows a series of fine hairlines causing a shallow depression in the field
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
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend with G: of D:G: further from the crown, Hooked J in J.E.B., closer J.E.B. Marsh 131B, S.3867, DISH M4, GEF and lustrous with some contact marks and edge nicks, a very rare type
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, Spread J.E.B on truncation, J.E.B. in an arc with B double struck, S.3868A, DISH S1, GVF/NEF and lustrous, with some contact marks, all 1887 Jubilee Head Sydney Sovereign scarce or rare
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, First Legend, G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J, Marsh Revised Edition No.138A, S.3868A, DISH S2, NEF and lustrous, all Sydney Mint 1887 Sovereigns are rare
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J, Marsh Revised Edition No.131B, S.3867, DISH M3, NEF/About EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare in this high grade
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Large J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810 dies 1A, UNC or near so colourfully toned with some contact marks. Prooflike fields give excellent eye appeal
Shilling 1889 Large Jubilee Head, truncation further from edge beads, ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 987 dies 3D, UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks and a small tone line by the date
Sovereign 1888 Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from the crownS.3866, DISH L8. Good Fine/NVF, Extremely Rare. David Iverson's excellent reference book 'The Jubilee HeadGold Sovereign 1887-1893' estimates that 'a fraction of 1%' of the 1888 London output used this obverse die, and assigned a rarity of R5 to this type. (only 5-10 examples estimated to survive). We note that there was no example in the Bentley Collection. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have not previously offered this type
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend, G: of D:GP: closer to the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J on truncation, the E and the following stop doubled S.3867, DISH M2, GEF/EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head with J.E.B in an arc S.3868A, DISH S1, GVF/EF with some contact marks and rim nicks, all Sydney Mint 1887 Jubilee Head Sovereigns are rare and sought after
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. Wide spaced J.E.B. with straight level initials S.3868ADISH S2, VF/GVF all Sydney Mint 1887 Jubilee Head Sovereigns are rare and sought after. Recent studies carried out by Jubilee Head Gold specialist David Iverson have concluded using Mint Reports of the time, that the total number of Sydney Mint 1887 coins can be put at around 372,000 pieces, this is a combined total for the six known dies of the series, so all 1887S Jubilee Head types can be said to be very rare
Half Sovereign 1887M Hooked J in J.E.B, the J and E fully on the truncation, stop after B intrudes into the field, widely spread J.E.B. S.3870, DISH M502, GVF/NEF all Melbourne Mint Half Sovereigns of this type are scarce or rare. Figures in David Iverson's excellent study on this series 'The Jubilee HeadGold Sovereign 1887-1893' suggest a mintage in the region of 9,000 pieces only
Crowns and Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (6) Crowns (2) 1935 Specimen ESC 376, Bull 3653, Davies 1650K, UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1965 Thick CH, ESC 393N, Davies 2300 Choice and Lustrous UNC an eye-catching example with golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 23 example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Halfcrowns (4) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 641 dies 2A, Lustrous UNC, 1936 ESC 785, Bull 3751 UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1946 ESC 796, Bull 4057 Lustrous UNC, lightly toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 28 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, 1964 ESC 798U, Bull 4384 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with curved looped tail, stated by the vendor to be 9 over 7, however, extreme magnification does not confirm this, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, as Davies 984 dies 1C GVF/About EF, a very rare type and always extremely sought after
Shillings in LCGS holders (7) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 982 dies 1C Q with long looped tail, UNC or near so and lustrous with a hint of golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1929 ESC 1442, Bull 3835, A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1932 ESC 1445, Bull 3842, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1936 ESC 1449, Bull 3853, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1938S ESC 1455, Bull 4153, GEF and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, 1943E ESC 1464, Bull 4136, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1962E ESC 1475EE, Bull 4474 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, along with Florin 1962 ESC 968P, UNC with golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGSB Population Report
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Q of QUI has virtually no tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, Choice UNC with blue/green toning and touches of gold, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, UNC a superb example, lustrous with an eye-catching golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 30 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, at the time of writing, LCGS had graded 90 examples of the Large Jubilee head currency types spanning the dates 1889-1892, and only one example has graded higher
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Large capital J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810 dies 1A, UNC and attractively toned over original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1889 Large Jubilee HeadESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 987 dies 3D UNC and choice with colourful toning over original mint lustre, a little unevenly toned on the obverse, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS65
Shillings (2) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, Q of QUI has almost no tail EF, 1887 Jubilee Head ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 982 dies 1C Q of QUI with curved looped tail, UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Small J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 811 dies 1A, UNC with a deep gold tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 Choice UNC with a subdued mint lustre, a very attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 36 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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