Victoria - Halfcrown - 1885 > Lot No. 103

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

Measurements:
14.11 grams.

Condition:
Uncirculated, light contact marks, toned; rare thus.

References:
S. 3889; ESC 713.

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: £350 - 450 (EUR 420 - 540; USD 550 - 710)

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

Sold for: £350