1880 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign AG_Proof Sovereign Sets THE GREAT ENGRAVERS 1663 'PETITION

THE GREAT ENGRAVERS 1663 'PETITION CROWN' BY THOMAS SIMON

Specifications of each Sovereign

and the king desperately needed the ‘gods of fertility’ to bless his third wife with a son who could perpetuate the dynasty

3856F / Marsh 92A

1880 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign AG_Proof Sovereign Sets THE GREAT ENGRAVERS 1663 'PETITION1880 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign First Head WW Buried in truncation Short Tail Small B. P Obverse;: The Queens head to left. Hair bound with a double fillet and collected up into a knot behind. Initials W. W. buried in truncation. No Mint Letter under truncation denoting London mint. Reverse: St. George mounted with sword attacking the dragon. The date appears below the exergue line at the bottom with small B. P. to the right. Horse with