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1870 SYDNEY MINT SOVEREIGN |
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Obverse: | Young Queen Victoria - Second type hair style - Design by L.C. Wyon. Legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D: |
Reverse: | Sydney Mint - Design by L.C. Wyon. Legend: SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA ONE SOVEREIGN |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 7.9881 grams (123.3 grains). |
| Size: | 21.5 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | 22 Carat Fine - 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Silver. |
| Gold Content: | .2354 oz. |
| Mintage: | 1,220,000 - Sydney. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1870 SYDNEY MINT SOVEREIGN
| Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc | Proof | |
| 2002 | 200 | 350 | 1,350 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 5,250 | 100,000 |
Notes:
Some 1868 & 1870 Sydney Mint Sovereigns have an 8.33% copper component instead of silver. This does not alter the coin's value but results in a darker yellow colour characteristic of all sovereigns minted after 1870.
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