Any coin collectors here able to look up an 1892 sovereign?
 

I have an 1892 (jubilee head / shield back) half sovereign with no mintmark (so its London)

The unusual thing is that the J.E.B engravers mark is missing from underneath good old Queen Victoria's ample breasts, I've searched high and low but can't find this variation.

If you have a catalogue then maybe you could have a look and see if its listed.

(just hoping its rare) tnx

:2 cents:

Mint 1892 Great Britain Shield 1/2 Sovereign: $150 (note: the coin was only minted in London)

from Coin Doc's Answer Archives:

"From: Ramona Frye
Subject: Coin Identity.
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Sir: I am a sometime collector of coins and I traded some of my excess for the following described gold coin. It is dated 1892 on the reverse and has a shield divided into 4 sections. It has the wrds BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID; DEF; . On the obverse side is the words VICTORIA DEI GRATIA with a bust of a portly women wearing a crown. This coin is approx the size of a penny. Would appreciate any help as to value and country of origin. As you may have guessed, I do not collect foreign coins, but its gold. Thankng you in advance. Lowell.

I assume when you describe the size as that of a "penny" that you mean a United States cent. Based on that, your coin is a 1892 Great Britain Shield 1/2 Sovereign. This coin was the equivalent to a Half Pound. The portrait is of Queen Victoria of England who reigned from 1837-1902. She holds the title of the longest reigning monarch in British history. The coin contains .1177 troy ounces of pure gold (multiply that number against the world gold price to find the gold value. For example if gold is $250/troy ounce the coin gold value is US$29.43).


There is numismatic value usually associated with this coin but condition (grade) plays a strong role in that part of the value. This coin was only minted at the London Mint. Value range: melt-$150."

scan of breasts please

The missing engraving mark may raise the value ...

That just reminded my. I had a great collection when I was a kid, one day I wanted to buy some stupid fucking toy so I SOLD my coins. What a fucking idiot move, that was a nice collection, 15 years later, I still miss it.

I figured the coin is the London mint but its the missing JEB that is puzzling me, they made three different designs, the young head, the jubilee head, and the veiled head, + two different designs for the back of the coin , George and the dragon + the shield variety.

I can't find a single mention of any 1892 1/2 sov with the missing "J.E.B" , I'm prolly rich now :thumbsup

I soooooooooo hope so :)

Some of the varieties are extremely rare and I can't find this fucker listed anywhere :Graucho

You might have to see a coin specialist...good luck