1874 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign (Sydney) Queen Elizabeth II_ Pre Decimal sovereigns 1957-1968 A very unusual double-struck 1862

A very unusual double-struck 1862 Wide Date variety

Weight 1005

OMN had been removed from the obverse

1848 Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign

The large head examples were struck for all years at various mints 1911-1928

1874 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign (Sydney) Queen Elizabeth II_ Pre Decimal sovereigns 1957-1968 A very unusual double-struck 18621874 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign (Sydney) First Head WW Buried in truncation Long Tail Obverse : The Queens head to left. Hair bound with a double fillet and collected up into a knot behind. Initials W. W. buried in truncation. The Mint Letter 'S' denoting Sydney mint under truncation, Sovereigns struck at the Tower Mint in London do not carry a mintmark. Reverse : St. George mounted with sword attacking the dragon. The date appears below