Elizabeth II 1976 Gold Sovereign NGC MS 65

UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
Gold Sovereign, 1976. Royal Mint.
Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.

The 1976 Sovereign was the first struck at the Royal Mint’s new facility in Llantrisant, South Wales. By the 1960s, the Mint had outgrown its Tower Hill premises, and the demands of decimalisation prompted the move. A 1974-dated Sovereign was the final coin struck at Tower Hill in November 1975, making the 1976 issue a landmark in the Mint’s transition from London to Wales.

In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 65 , certification number 6692939-008.

NGC Census in this grade: 46.
NGC Census in higher grade: 30
Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919
Weight: 7.9881g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Diameter: 22mm.
Mintage: 4,150,000.
Thickness: 1.52 mm.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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