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Victoria 1872 Melbourne Sovereign, young head, St George reverse, long tail

Victoria (1837-1901),gold Sovereign, 1872 M, Melbourne Mint, third young filleted head left, WW buried in truncation, mint letter M below, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:,rev.St George and dragon right, long tail to horse, date in exergue, small B.P initials to upper right, note lack of last stop, weight 7.97g (Bentley 758; McDonald 145; Marsh 94; S.3857).Once cleaned with slightly uneven tone, good very fine.

Calendar year mintage not separated from shield reverse type, grand total = 748,180

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."

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