Great Britain: Victoria Pattern "Model" Halfcrown 1890,...

Description

Victoria Pattern "Model" Halfcrown 1890, ESC745 (R4), MS62 NGC, by "PTB," signed on the lower bottom right of the bust by the bow of the queen's dress, silvered copper, Plain Edge, heavy or thick flan, crowned Jubilee-style Head, beaded border, exotic reverse with standard legends and symbols but arranged as seen on no other coin, center featuring a boldly stated "MODEL 1/2 CROWN" on a broad banner supported by a cross-topped scepter, large crown above, beaded border. Edge on left obverse and opposite on reverse seems defective but this is just an area where the enclosing collar was thinner, and thus it was minted this way. As concerns quality, this looks choice to the cataloguer , despite some faint hairlines and a little disturbance in the obverse right field by the flowing veil, which call for the "62" numerical grade. Well, there are blah 62s and there are wonderful 62s, and this is a beautiful specimen with vivid bluish gold toning. It's also a proof. Extremely rare.

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 32.30mm
Weight: 14.138g
ASW: 0.4204oz
Mintage: 3,228,000

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