Marsh/Hill 79, Scarce – 1883 Sydney Mint Shield Sovereign (AU58)
A scarce sovereign, catalogued as Marsh/Hill 69, with a notably low mintage of 1,108,000 including the St George variant.
Specifics
Obverse: Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon, with “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA” inscription; ‘S’ mintmark prominent above the date.
Reverse: Jean Baptiste Merlen’s crowned shield within a laurel wreath, inscribed “BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:”.
Grade: NGC AU58 (Cert. #4716925-004)
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