1866 Gold Sovereign – Victoria
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You can see the die number on the reverse in the space below the wreath (on this coin die is number 45). SCBC: 3853. There is a variant with an overdate of 6/5.
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1866 Gold Sovereign – Victoria
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You can see the die number on the reverse in the space below the wreath (on this coin die is number 45). SCBC: 3853. There is a variant with an overdate of 6/5.
1892 Shilling
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The Reverse shows a crowned Royal shield surrounded by a garter holding the motto 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' (Evil be to him that evil thinks).
1845 Crown
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The Reverse shows a crowned shield by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Edge has regnal year in Roman figures (IX, 9th year of reign).
1838 Gold Sovereign – Victoria
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The 1838 sovereign was the first sovereign to be issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. The reverse features a crowned shield.
1881 Halfcrown – Victoria
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The 1881 Silver halfcrown of Queen Victoria. Young head coinage (1838-1887). Type A5. The Obverse shows a Young Head, uncrowned portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon. Reverse is a crowned shield.
1842 Halfcrown – Victoria
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The Reverse shows a crowned quartered shield of arms by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Obverse shows the Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon.
1853 Gold Sovereign – Victoria
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1853 Young head sovereign of Queen Victoria. Shield Back. There are a couple of variants to look for (described in the article).
1901 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
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The 1901 Melbourne Sovereign shows Queen Victoria’s Old head (also known as the Widow head or Vieled head), designed by Thomas Brock RA.
1893 Gold Half-Sovereign – Victoria
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The 1893 Gold Half-Sovereign was the first year of the 'Old Head' or 'Vieiled' Head portrait of Queen Victoria. This portrait (by Thomas Brock) was used until Victoria's death in 1901.
1888 Double Florin – Victoria
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The Double Florin was only minted from 1887 to 1890, making it one of the shortest lived denomination in British coin history. It was denominated at 4 shillings (4/-). It is a large coin, 36mm in diameter.