BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereign, Sydney branch mint, 1857, engraved by Joshua Payne, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, second young head left, with hair gathered and plaited, looping under the ear and entwined into a looped bun at rear, wreath of banksia in hair, date below, toothed border and raised rim both sides, victoria d: g: britanniar: reg: f: d:, rev struck with inverted die axis, australia at centre, crown above, within laurel wreath tied with bow at bottom, sydney mint above, one sovereign below, edge milled (Bentley 631; McD 104; QM 29 R3; Marsh 362 R; KM 4; Fr 10). Scratch to right of crown on the reverse, some scuffs, nicks and surface marks, otherwise very fine.
Calendar year mintage 449,000
Estimate: £200-300