Victoria - Gold Melbourne Sovereign - 1885M > Lot No. 096

Description:
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.

Measurements:
7.97 grams.

Condition:
Brilliant uncirculated, with minor abrasions.

References:
S. 3857B; M. 107.

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).

Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (EUR 990 - 1,240; USD 1,270 - 1,580)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £1,000