1887 FULL Sovereign Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold coin St George Melbourne

  

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1887 Sovereign Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold coin St George Reverse. Great item for collectible and investment.

Please see pictures for the actual coin. Victoria' young head' sovereigns were minted in Sydney and Melbourne, using both the St. George & Dragon and the shield design. It was the last time the shield design by Jean Baptiste Merlen was used. Shield back sovereigns were primarily issued for export to India as they were accustomed to that design. With Queen Victoria entering her jubilee year, the obverse design also changed from the'young head' by William Wyon to the'jubilee head' by Sir Joseph Edward Boehm. The jubilee head sovereign was minted in London, Melbourne and Sydney , all carrying Pistrucci's St.

There are no official records that separate the mintage figures for Melbourne mint 1887 shield and St. Therefore, the mintage number quoted includes both types. All that is known is that the majority of sovereigns produced were of the St. Fast forward 115 years to Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee year in 2002. And we see the one-off re-introduction of a shield design sovereign.

Between 1887 to 1890, Melbourne mint Sovereigns show a re-positioned legend'G:' of'D: G:' on the obverse face. Spink identifies the variance using the references 3867A & 3867B. If you refer to our comparison image, you'll see that the'G:' is closer to Victoria's crown in 3867. In 1887, Spink considers 3867B to be the more collectable version. The item "1887 FULL Sovereign Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold coin St George Melbourne" is in sale since Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Australia\Gold". The seller is "myremoteworld" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Indonesia, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Viet nam.

• Year: 1887
• Grade: Ungraded
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
• Certification: Uncertified
• Composition: Gold