1887 Sovereign Victoria Young Head Saint George Gold Sydney Mint Coin

Sydney Mint 1887 gold Sovereign with Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria and short tail Saint George reverse.

1887 was an important transitional year for the Sovereign, with William Wyon's Young Head portrait swapped out for the Jubilee Head on some issues. Adding to the complexity, two different reverses were used on Sydney Young Head coins - the classic St George motif and the crowned shield design.

• From a mintage of 1,000,000, which includes 1887-S Sovereign (Young Head - Shield)
• The variant with the Saint George reverse is somewhat more common than the Shield type
• 'S' mintmark below the portrait, 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:' around

S 3858E, Marsh 124