*R2 V.RARE* NGC Graded 1882 Sydney 22ct Gold Half Sovereign - Arabic 1 in REGINA bun touching G of Gratia (£2400 MARSH Value)

*R2 RARE* NGC Graded 1882 Sydney Gold Half Sovereign - Arabic 1 in REGINA & bun touching G of Gratia.

Rated R2 Very Rare in Marsh/ Hill Gold Sovereign price guide & valued in 2024 at £2,400

Australia, Victoria (1837-1901), gold Half-Sovereign, 1882-S, Sydney Mint, fifth young head type A5 left, deeper upcurve to truncation, hair bun closer to G, with date below, Latin legend surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, toothed border both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, cross at top merges into border teeth, letter S below, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, broken upper right serif to I in REGINA (Hill 466B R3; Bull EGC.1628; QM 259; S.3862E). Toned with nicks and surface marks, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as VF25.

NGC Certification 8368647-006.

Calendar year mintage 52,000 - figure for total of all types of 1882 at Sydney.

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

Provenance: Sovereign Rarities