1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1887
This collectible is an 1887 gold sovereign coin featuring the Jubilee head portrait of Queen Victoria. The coin is composed of 916.7 purity gold, reflecting the standard fineness used for British gold coinage of the period.
It has an approximate weight of 7.98 grams, with an additional weight of 7.3 grams listed in the description. The coin is housed in a decorative red velvet-lined presentation box with gold-toned corner accents and a snap fastener, which provides a protective enclosure for the specimen. The obverse depicts the Jubilee effigy of Queen Victoria, a distinct portrait style introduced in 1887 to commemorate her Golden Jubilee.
The reverse design is consistent with the standard sovereign type of the era. The item is presented as a single gold coin, which represents a significant transition in Victorian numismatics through its specific portraiture and gold content specifications.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- 916.7 gold
- Total weight
- 7.98 grams
Technical characteristics
- Denomination
- Sovereign
Design
- Obverse
- Queen Victoria Jubilee Head
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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