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1892 Gold Half Sovereign Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Shield Back

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DETECTORIST FIND RECORD & NUMISMATIC PROFILE Data Field Official Numismatic Specification & Find Log Details Denomination Gold Half Sovereign (10 Shillings) Monarch / Era Queen Victoria — Jubilee Head (Golden Jubilee Series) Year of Mintage 1892 Mint Location Royal Mint, London (No mint mark) Obverse Variety "No J.E.B." Variety (Plain truncation line; Joseph Edgar Boehm's designer initials completely omitted from the shoulder) Reverse Variety "High Shield" Variety (Top cross on the crown touches the outer border line; pronounced open gap between the shield scrollwork and the letters BRI / DEF:) Composition 22-Carat Gold (.916 Fine Gold) Specifications Gross Weight: 3.99 Grams | Pure Gold Content: 0.1177 Troy Ounces | Diameter: 19.30 mm Estimated Grade Very Fine (VF) to Good Very Fine (gVF) - Recovered Condition Estimated Premium ~300% above base gold value due to exceptional variety rarity Spink Catalog Ref. Spink 3869C (Standard Jubilee Head Half Sovereign is S-3869; variant is sub-cataloged under C) Marsh Catalog Ref. Marsh 481A (Extremely scarce die pairing variant identifier) DISH Catalog Ref. DISH L514 (The definitive reference number for the "No J.E.B. High Shield" pairing) Date of Discovery July 2026 Method of Recovery Meta