AU 53 | UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold sovereign, 1879. London.
Young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; WW on truncation; VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D :. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon, horse with long tail, date and small B.P. in exergue.
Extremely rare, key date of the Victorian, London, St George sovereign series. Rated R3 by Marsh.
In secure plastic holder, graded NGC AU 53, certification number 6062656-001. NGC Census in this grade: 3.
NGC Census in higher grade: 15
Total NGC Census: 30
Reference: Fr-388a; KM-752; Marsh-90; S-3856A
Mintage: 20,013.
Diameter: 22.05 mm.
Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.
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