BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (3), 1880, 1884, 1885, young head left, 1880 with ww buried in thin truncation in relief, others with WW complete, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, horse with short tail, three strand end to tail, last piece with dragon with three claws to left and four to right arm, others with one less claw to right arm, date in exergue, tiny indistinct bp to upper right (Bentley 314, 317, 319; Marsh 91, 92, 93; MCE 542, 544, 545; S 3856B, 3856F). Last two once cleaned, all with surface marks and hairlines, first with hairline scratch on neck and reverse rim nicks, last with one obverse and one reverse rim nick, otherwise generally good fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 3,650,080; 1,769,635; 717,723 respectively
There were no dated Sovereigns from the London Royal Mint for 1881, 1882 or 1883. The total calendar year output for the whole London young head issues both shield and St George reverse = 165,312,976 pieces.
Estimate: £550-650