1871 Half Sovereign Gold

[Guest xxx213]

We have recently inherited, what we believe, is an 'Gold Half Sovereign 1871 Young Head Shield Reverse', it looks to be graded EF/UNC.

We are inerested in that it appears to have a die number of 11. However there does not seem to be a die listing of 11 in some of the sources i have found. What does this mean in coin collecting terms, is this a rarity? Does it add anything to the value.

Regards

Rob...

[Peckris 579]

We have recently inherited, what we believe, is an 'Gold Half Sovereign 1871 Young Head Shield Reverse', it looks to be graded EF/UNC.

We are inerested in that it appears to have a die number of 11. However there does not seem to be a die listing of 11 in some of the sources i have found. What does this mean in coin collecting terms, is this a rarity? Does it add anything to the value.

Regards

Rob...

There are only a few very dedicated collectors of particular die numbers. The total absence of one (where there should be one) certainly would be noteworthy and rare, but very few people are concerned about the particular die number.

But, you need to be careful as gold always throws up fakes. Perhaps an unrecorded die number should alert you, or at least make you cautious.