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Gold Sovereign 1879 Sydney St George About Unc
Incredible reverse strike, lovely original colour
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GOLD SOVEREIGN. Queen Victoria. 1879. S. Queen Victoria Young Head. mm below truncation. St. George. about Uncirculated.

The 1879 Sydney has long been a key to the complete set of Young Head sovereigns, and this example has an incredible reverse strike. (Check the garter on St George's leg!) As the images show, there is a modest amount of scuffing in the fields either side, however the wear is really only across the high points of the obverse, and that is certainly minimal.

If it weren't for the Douro Cargo, there'd be none of these around at all!