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1872 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign

1872 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign

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1872 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign

First Head - WW Buried in truncation - Long Tail - Small B.P

Obverse;: The Queen’s head to left. Hair bound with a double fillet and collected up into a knot behind. Initials W.W. buried in truncation. No Mint Letter under truncation denoting London mint.

Reverse: St. George mounted with sword attacking the dragon. The date appears below the exergue line at the bottom with the small letters B.P. to the right. Horse with long length tail.

 

Coin Specifications

Struck -London Mint ('-')

Calendar Year Mintage : 13,486,708 (Includes Shield type issues)

Spink S.3856A / Marsh 85

Gold Fineness 22ct .916.7

7.98g Weight / 22.05mm Diameter

Obverse bust by William Wyon

Reverse design St George & the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci

Die Axis: ↑ ↓

 

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