1891 Melbourne Mint Gold Full Sovereign Victoria Jubilee Head MS62

Name: 1891 Melbourne Mint Gold Full Sovereign Victoria Jubilee Head MS62
Brand: The Royal Mint
SKU: 1891-melbourne-mint-gold-full-sovereign-victoria-jubilee-head-ms62
Availability: SoldOut

NGC MS62

An 1891 full sovereign from the Melbourne branch mint, graded MS62 by NGC, with the M mint mark below Pistrucci's St George and the Dragon. Melbourne was given over to sovereign production from 1872 until 1916, striking under the Royal Mint's authority, and this one is the “long tail” variety.

About this coin

The obverse portrait was introduced in 1887 for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee and is credited on this listing to Joseph Edgar Boehm.

This is the “long tail” variety, identified by a single spur of hair in the left indent of the horse's tail — the detail collectors of the series look for.

The Melbourne Mint was established in 1872 and given over to sovereign production until 1916. This one was struck there, in Australia, under the Royal Mint's authority.

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Specification

Grade: NGC MS62
Fineness: 0.9167 (22 carat gold)
Gold Content: 0.2354 troy ounces
Mint: Melbourne Mint
Mint Mark: ‘M’ for Melbourne
Obverse Designer: Joseph Edgar Boehm
Reverse Designer: Benedetto Pistrucci
Issuing Monarch: Queen Victoria (1837–1901)
Country: United Kingdom
Denomination: Full Sovereign

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