British Gold Sovereign, AU

Queen Victoria “Old Head” design (Minted 1893-1901)

British Sovereigns are the most recognized gold coins in the world. The Queen Victoria “Old Head” variety is among the most popular and scarce, especially in select Almost Uncirculated (AU) condition.

Queen Victoria ruled England from 1838 to 1901, during the famous period in which “the sun never set on the British Empire.” Because of the length of her rule, the image of Victoria on British gold coinage was revised twice to reflect changes in her appearance.

From 1838 to 1874, sovereigns featured the “Young Head” portrait of Victoria on the obverse with a shield design on the reverse. (In 1871, the reverse was changed to the traditional image of King George slaying the Dragon.) The next version of Victoria's image, the so-called “Jubilee Head” portrait, appeared on sovereigns struck from 1887 to 1892. Finally, from 1893 until her death in 1901, British sovereigns featured what we call today the Victoria “Old Head” portrait. This image shows the mature queen, revered as the Mother of the British Empire.

Any of these Queen Victoria sovereigns are exceedingly difficult to source in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition. Through our European suppliers we’ve recently located a small a cache of choice Almost Uncirculated (AU) coins, which we’re very pleased to offer. Less expensive than BU coins, these choice AU examples are unusually lovely for the grade.

Known as “the most trusted coins in the world,” British Sovereigns were included in the survival kits of American pilots during both World War II and Desert Storm.

British Sovereign, Queen Victoria “Old Head”

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Design Specifications

Minted	1893-1901
Weight	7.9881 Grams
Composition	.917 Gold, .083 Copper
Gold content	0.2354 ounces
Size	22 mm

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