Victoria - Gold London Half Sovereign - 1885 > Lot No. 097

Description:
Dated 1885. Young head with date below, dies ↑↓. Obv: with VICTORIA DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: crowned shield with BRITANNIARum REGINA FID:DEF: legend.

Measurements:
3.98 grams.

Condition:
Brilliant uncirculated, with minor abrasions.

References:
S. 3861; M. 459.

Provenance:
Part of an 1885 gold/silver year set recovered from beneath a foundation stone in Chatham some forty years ago (see other lots for the rest of these coins).

Estimate: £200 - 300 (EUR 240 - 360; USD 320 - 480)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £200