1872 Gold Sovereign Victoria Young Head Shield
The Melbourne Mint started striking sovereigns in this year. Australian shield sovereigns carry an 'S' or 'M' mintmark below the wreath on the reverse, in place of the die number usually found on London Mint shield reverse sovereigns.
Gold Sovereigns - Victoria Young Head Shield Reverse
Sydney only
The following list of sovereigns is for coins in stock as at our last update of this page.
It is best to check prices and availability before ordering or give alternatives.
The US $ prices in the this table may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.
Date | Die # | Description | Marsh | Spink | Mintage | Grade | Stock | Price £ | Price $
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1872 | N/A | London die 55 | 54 | 3853B | 13,486,708 | VF/gVF | Yes | £495 | $785
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1872 | N/A | London die 55 | 54 | 3853B | 13,486,708 | gF/VF | Yes | £450 | $695
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1872 | N/A | London die 55 | 54 | 3853B | 13,486,708 | gF/aVF | Yes | £395 | $630
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Update - March 2013
Type Coins
If you are not looking for a particular date, but want a nice example of this type of sovereign, you can order a "type coin". Just look at our list of dates, grades and prices. Select the price you wish to pay, and we will send you the best grade coin we have available for that price, with our choice of date.
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Victoria Type Collection
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Obverse of 1872 Victoria Shield Sovereign

Reverse of 1872 Victoria Shield Sovereign With Die Number

Reverse of 1872 Sovereign - Die Number 35

Reverse of 1872 Sovereign - Die Number 90
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