1874-M Queen Victoria Melbourne mint gold 'Young Head' Sover...
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£420
1874-M Queen Victoria Melbourne mint gold 'Young Head' Sovereign (Marsh 96, S 3853B). Obverse: William Wyon's filleted bust of the Queen with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around and the date beneath. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms surrounded by a wreath of olive branches, 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around with tiny 'M' branch mint mintmark to the base of the wreath. Edge: milled. Weight: 8.00g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 1,373,000. Grade: VF - minor contact lines and hairlines under magnification, Very Fine.
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1874-M Queen Victoria Melbourne mint gold 'Young Head' Sovereign (Marsh 96, S 3853B). Obverse: William Wyon's filleted bust of the Queen with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around and the date beneath. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms surrounded by a wreath of olive branches, 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around with tiny 'M' branch mint mintmark to the base of the wreath. Edge: milled. Weight: 8.00g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 1,373,000. Grade: VF - minor contact lines and hairlines under magnification, Very Fine.
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