AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold sovereign, 1872 M. Melbourne. Shield.
With the Melbourne mint just starting up in 1872, the calendar year mintage for this year was only 748,180 which includes both the Shield and St. George reverse types. Average mintage figures at this time stand in the millions, hence this is a very scarce coin in any grade.
Young head left, WW on truncation; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; mintmark M and national emblems below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Edge milled.
In secure plastic holder, graded NGC AU 58, certification number 6055808-044.
NGC Census in this grade: 25.
NGC Census in higher grade: 9
Total NGC Census: 54
Reference: S-3854; Marsh-59; McD-120
Mintage: 748,180.
Diameter: 22.05 mm.
Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.
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