1885 Queen Victoria Young head

[John]

1885 Queen Victoria gold Sovereign, with the Young Head design by Royal Mint chief engraver William Wyon. Production of this coin ran between 1871 and 1887.

The reverse features the traditional George and Dragon design. The S mint mark below the Queen's neck denotes the Sydney Mint in Australia; the first of three Royal Mint refineries opened in Australia during the Victorian era.

 

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by John
wrong pic

[BackyardBullion]

If this is a sales thread it needs moving to the selling section.

Also...either this is an amazing fake or you have mixed up your pictures....

Queen Elizabeth was not alive in 1885 🙂

If it is infact a young head VICTORIA 1885 I sold 35 of these this weekend for £382 + post each

That is your bench mark, spot price has dropped a little since then though.

BYB

 

[John]

You are right, the wrong pic.

Not a sales thread

Just an old coin I have had since my 21st birthday.

[Orpster]

Like a lot of the colonial young heads the 1885S has very deceptive mintage figures, with the 1885S number of 1.4m being shared across both the shields and George and Dragon,

 

 

 

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by Orpster

[Spyder]

Did you have this coin in a ring or pendant as it looks highly polished? 

Still plenty of details

[John]

Yes , it was in a pendent. I cleaned it up with some baking soda.

3 hours ago, Spyder said:

Did you have this coin in a ring or pendant as it looks highly polished? 

Still plenty of details

Yes, I still have the pendent setting. I cleaned the coin with some baking soda.