g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Half-Sovereign, 1885/3, with 5 of date struck over 3, 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 around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, cross on crown intrudes border teeth, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: (Hill 459A R3; Bull EGC 1293 R4; MCE.459A; S.3861). Toned, with hairlines, has been slabbed and graded by PCGS as MS62, rare.PCGS Certification 951108.62/35109688 - currently the joint second finest graded at this service.
Calendar year mintage 4,533,605, only a proportion of this figure would have been this overdate.
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."