{"product_id":"1872-1-m-queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereign-rare","title":"1872\/1-M Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign - MARSH R4","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"\u003e1872\/1-M Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign - MARSH R4\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse : Young head of Victoria to left. Hair bound with double fillet and collected up into a Bun behind. Date below truncation with WW.(William Wyon) on truncation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'M' Denoting Melbourne Mint on reverse below shield.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse :The Ensigns Armorial within a plain shield and surmounted by a crown. A branch of laurel is shown on each side of the shield. At the bottom the Thistle, Rose and Shamrock are placed with a small flower stop each side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe famous 1872\/1 sovereign arose from a shipment of unused 1871 dies that had been aboard the RMS Rangoon. Following the vessel’s loss in the Red Sea, a number of dies were recovered and eventually reached the Melbourne Mint too late for the 1871 coinage. At least some were altered by overpunching the final digit with a '2', creating the celebrated 1872\/1 variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoin Specifications\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStruck - Melbourne Mint Australia ('M')\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse by William Wyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarsh 59A R4; S.3856A\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear Mintage 1,916,424 including St George reverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStruck in 22ct gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 7.98g \/ Diameter: 22.05mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse Shield design by Jean Baptiste Merlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDie Axis: ↑ ↓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003eWe endeavour to keep all years available, the image is of the coin you will receive  some years may not be available due to rarity, if you are interested in the rare examples not on offer here, please contact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\" color=\"#a8a8a8\" size=\"4\"\u003eShould you not be entirely happy with your purchase you may return it for a full refund, please see our returns section for more information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AG Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695257919871,"sku":"1872M440722","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/4953\/5807\/files\/1872-1m05261000.png?v=1780691952","url":"https:\/\/www.allgoldcoins.co.uk\/products\/1872-1-m-queen-victoria-shield-reverse-sovereign-rare","provider":"Allgold Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}