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LOT 096

Victoria - Gold Melbourne Sovereign - 1885M

Dated 1885. Young head with M below for Melbourne mint, dies ↑↓. Obv: with VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: legend. Rev: St George and dragon with date 1885 in exergue. Brilliant uncirculated, with minor abrasions.(7.97 grams.).

Provenance

Part of an 1885 gold/silver year set recovered from beneath a foundation stone in Chatham some forty years ago (see other lots for the rest of these coins).

Literature

S. 3857B; M. 107.

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LOT 096

Victoria - Gold Melbourne Sovereign - 1885M

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,150

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