MS62 | AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1872 M

MS62 | AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold sovereign, 1872 M. Melbourne. Shield.
With the Melbourne mint just starting up in 1872, the calendar year mintage for this year was only 748,180 which includes both the Shield and St. George reverse types. Average mintage figures at this time stand in the millions, hence this is a very scarce coin in any grade.
Young head left, WW on truncation; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; mintmark M and national emblems below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Edge milled.
In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS62 , certification number 35111799.

PCGS population in this grade: 15.
PCGS population in higher grade: 3.
Reference: S-3854; Marsh-59; McD-120
Mintage: 748,180.
Diameter: 22.05 mm.
Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.

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