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1899 Gold Graded Victoria Old Head Half Sovereign Coin
This 1899 Victoria gold half sovereign was minted at The Royal Mint in London.
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This 1899 Victoria gold half sovereign was minted at The Royal Mint in London. Struck in 22 carat fineness, this gold coin features the old head or veiled head obverse and the St George and the Dragon reverse.
As British legal tender, this coin is exempt from Capital Gains Tax.
As of December 2019 we only have one of these coins in stock and it is in EF graded and it is the one in the photograph. We may not always update images to show future stock, if you would like the coin featured please contact us. Spink reference number 3878.
Sovereign Mints
There were two different mints producing bullion half sovereigns in 1899; The Royal Mint in London and the Melbourne Mint in Australia. Perth produced one but it was in proof form only.
3,361,881 British half sovereigns were issued by The Royal Mint in London in 1899. There were 97,221 were issued by Melbourne Mint. These circulation coins have a nominal value of 10 shillings (half a pound).
Victoria Old Head Portrait
This portrait by Thomas Brock is known as the Old Head, the Veiled Head or the Widow Head.
Obverse
Thomas Brock designed the old head portrait of Queen Victoria. It appeared on coins from 1887 until 1901.
Reverse
The coin features the St George and the Dragon design on the reverse. This is one of two main reverse sovereign designs seen during Victoria's reign, the other being the shield reverse. The St George and the Dragon reverse was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci and first appeared on the coins in 1817.
There is a lack of any mint mark in the ground under St George, denoting that the coin was minted in London.
Key Information
| Intrinsic Value | £275.50 |
| Product ID | 3462 |
| Stock Status | Out of Stock |
Product Spec
| Metal | Gold |
| Weight/Size | Half |
| Gold Weight Troy Ounces | 0.1177 |
| Fineness/Carat | 0.917 / 22 |
| Date | 1899 |
| Spink Reference | 3878 |
| Marsh Reference | 494 |
| Obverse Designer | Thomas Brock |
| Reverse Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Issuing Monarch | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Mint/Brand | The Royal Mint |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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|---|---|
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