Elizabeth II 1957 Gold Sovereign NGC MS 65

UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
Gold Sovereign, 1957. Royal Mint.
First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.

The 1957 Sovereign marked the return of regular Sovereign production after a break of nearly twenty-five years. Throughout the absence, overseas demand had persisted, driving the coin’s price above its gold value and attracting sophisticated counterfeiters from Switzerland to Lebanon. In response, the Royal Mint resumed striking Sovereigns to supply genuine coins to the international market. This was the first bullion Sovereign of Elizabeth II’s reign and the first generally available issue to bear Mary Gillick’s laureate portrait.
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In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 65 , certification number 6692678-001.

NGC Census in this grade: 191.
NGC Census in higher grade: 65
Reference: S-4124; Marsh-297; KM-908; F-271
Weight: 7.9881g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Diameter: 22mm.
Mintage: 2,072,000.
Thickness: 1.52 mm.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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