The Coin Cabinet, Auction 80, Los 57 MS 64 | UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold half-sovereign, 1887.
The issues the mint encountered with the Jubilee coins are well documented and were exacerbated by the pressure for the coins to be ready for the Queen's Golden Jubilee on 20 June 1887. Records show that 1,771,425 half-sovereigns were struck in 1887, but only 871,770, le...