Australia: Victoria gold "Shield" Sovereign 1872/1-M MS62 PCGS,...

Description

Lovely Near-Choice Melbourne 1872/1 Overdate

Victoria gold "Shield" Sovereign 1872/1-M MS62 PCGS, Melbourne mint, KM6, S-3854. An enthralling representative of this famous overdate, recounting the the tale of dies lost to sea and the efforts of jeweler Julius Hogarth to re-work the 1871 dies by altering, somewhat crudely, the last 1 in date to a 2. An attractive luminosity greets the gaze at the tilt of the wrist, accentuating the raised motifs and fields that admit only minute disturbances. Privately purchased from Jaggard's in Sydney, Australia; accompanied by their flip.

From the James D. Wolfensohn Collection of Australian Sovereigns

Metal: Gold
Diameter: 22mm
Weight: 7.9881g
AGW: 0.2355oz
Mintage: 748,000

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