*R2 RARE* 1887 Victoria Gold Half Sovereign - DISH L501 - No JEB - NGC Graded AU58

Victoria Jubilee Head Gold Half Sovereign 1887 Rare DISH L501 variety with No J.E.B. on truncation. NGC AU58. Auctioned originally through Sovereign Rarities London

Victoria (1837-1901), gold Half-Sovereign, 1887, Jubilee style bust facing left, designed by J. Edgar Boehm, small crown and veil on head, plain truncation, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered high shield of arms, date below either side of bottom, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: (DISH L501; Hill 478 R2; Bull EGC 1352; M.C.E.605; S.3869C). Lightly toned with some digs and surface marks, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU58.

NGC Certification number 8368647-013

Calendar year mintage c.10,188.

The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the grace of God," on obverse and as "Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" on the reverse.