Darker tone
has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU53 and very rare
about very fine for this very rare issue
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a couple of peck marks on reverse
Victoria 1871 Sovereign St George reverse, long tail, small B.P. Darker toneVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1871, St. George reverse, young head facing left, WW buried in thin truncation in relief meets field, engraved after William Wyon, legend surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, long tail to horse with no spur of hair, date in exergue, small B. P. to upper right of exergue, weight 8. 00g (Hill 84; Bull EGC 1224; Bentley 1216; S. 3856A). Toned, with surface marks and