Sovereign 1886M Shield Reverse, Marsh 67, S.3854A, EF/GEF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 60, one of the key rarities of the entire Melbourne series, rated R3 by Marsh/Hill, extreme rare and sought after, especially in high grades
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, S.3854A, GEF/AU and lustrous, the reverse choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, an extremely rare Melbourne Shield type, rated R3 by Marsh/Hill, the rarity rating fully justified, surely
Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, Rounded tip to truncation, hairline in line with the gap between I and A in VICTORIA, Marsh 62, S.3854A, VF and pleasing with touches of red tone in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, Rare, rated R2 by Marsh/Hill, we note there was no example in the Bentley Collection
Sovereign 1883M Shield Reverse, Marsh 64, S.3854A, VF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, rare, rated R2 by Marsh/Hill, only 427,450 minted, the lowest mintage in the Young Head Melbourne Shield series
Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, High hairline, in line with A of VICTORIA, pointed tip to truncation, Marsh 62A, S.3854A, EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare in high grade
Sovereign 1886M Shield Reverse, WW complete, Marsh 67, S.3854A, EF/GEF and lustrous, Extremely rare, rated R3 by Marsh, one of the key dates in the Melbourne Mint series and extremely sought after in high grades
Sovereign 1885M Shield Reverse, Marsh 66, S.3854A, AU/GEF and highly lustrous with some light contact marks and small rim nicks, an extremely eye-catching example
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, S.3854A, About VF/GVF the reverse with some lustre, Very Rare and rated R3 by Marsh and fully justified, always a popular and extremely sought after date/type combination
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, S.3854A GVF/NEF the obverse with some rubbing to the Queen's cheek and jawline, the reverse with some contact marks and rim nicks, retaining some mint lustre, an extremely rare type and rated R3 by Marsh
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, S.3854A GEF the portrait with a particularly strong strike as opposed to the later Young Head issues which normally display weaker strikings. The coin displays some light rubbing to the Queen's neck and truncation, we note that in spite of this, this is the finest overall grade example of this type we have offered in 16 years
Sovereign 1884M Shield Reverse, Marsh 65S.3854A, GEF/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks on the obverse, a very sharp strike, an eye-catching example
Sovereign 1884M Shield Reverse, Marsh 65S.3854A, in an NGC holder and graded AU58, the obverse displayed a good strike on the Queen's hair, this unusual for this series
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