1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case
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
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
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, 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
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 1887 Jubilee Head, Second Legend G: of D:G: closer to the crownS.3866, DISH L7 GVF/NEF with small rim nicks, in a presentation box with certificate
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, Small Spread J.E.B on truncation, S.3867, DISH M2, with the E and the stop after the E of J.E.B double struck, First legend with G: of D:G: further from the crown, NEF and rare. Cataloguer's Note: 'The Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign' the excellent work by David Iverson, details six potential types of the 'Small Spread J.E.B' type for the Melbourne Mint, and has estimated an approximate mintage figure of 42,727 pieces for this rare type
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Head, G: of D:G: further from the crown, with small spread J.E.B on truncation, hooked J in J.E.B, the J.E.B lower on the truncation S.3867, DISH M3 EF and lustrous with some contact marks, a rare type - it is estimated only 4.5% of the total Melbourne Jubilee Head type are this variety (Source: 'The Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign 1887-1893' with extensive research by David Iverson)
Sovereign 1891S an unlisted type, Obverse with the first type legend with D:G: further from the crown, Reverse: Horse with long tail. NEF/EF with some contact marks and small rim nicks. Previously it had been thought that all 1891S Sovereigns were of the second legend type. This type unlisted by Spink, Marsh, McDonald and even the specialist DISH catalogue. According to David Iverson in his excellent publication 'The Jubilee HeadGold Sovereign 1887-1893' there are a small number of 1889S Sovereigns with the first legend (around 3% to 5% estimated.) this number decreases still further for the 1890S Sovereign (around 1% estimated). The discovery of this coin therefore updates the footnote in the Bentley Catalogue (Lot 706) where it is stated that all 1891S Sovereigns have the second obverse legend. An important coin in this fascinating series and sure to be of great interest to the Specialist Victoria Gold collector
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head First head G: of D:G: further from the crownS.3866, DISH L7 About EF, Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B NEF in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, D:G: further from crown, hooked J in J.E.B. , the J.E.B. initials in a slight arc with the final stop right on the lower truncation, S.3868A, DISH S5, A/UNC with much original lustre, a very scarce and under-rated type, the details of which are fully explained by David Iverson in his excellent publication 'The Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign 1887-1893'
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head G: of D:G: further from crown, Small spread J.E.B with hooked J, S.3867, DISH M3 GVF with some contact marks and a small edge bruise, Rare, in a presentation box
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from crown, Small spread J.E.B, initials placed higher on truncation, S.3866A, DISH L1 GEF/AU and lustrous
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from crownS.3866, DISH L7, A/UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a very pleasing example with much eye appeal
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, Angled J in J.E.B, Second Obverse with G: of D:G: further from the crownS.3867B, DISH M8, A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, scarce in high grade
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head Hooked J , Small, spread J.E.B, G: of D:G: further from crownS.3868D, DISH S2 VF, the reverse better, now lists at £800 in VF in Spink
Half Sovereign 1880 Pattern in silver, as Wilson and Rasmussen 354, but struck in silver, Obverse: struck from the Sixpence die, Reverse: George and the Dragon weight 2.87 grammes, UNC with olive and magenta tone, Extremely rare with possibly only two known. Cataloguers note: we also note the existence of another 1880 piece in silver with this reverse, but paired with a Jubilee Head style reverse, with larger crown (Coincraft VPT-505)
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, First legend with G: of D:G: further from crown, with spread J.E.B level on truncation, S.3868A UNC or near so with a few small rim nicks, Very Rare
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head First Bust D:G: further from crown, crown encroaches into beading S.3867A the reverse struck a fraction off-centre EF with some contact marks
£200
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