Owner Comments:

Excessively Rare R4 variation - Dish S1 Inverson/Hill analysis completed after the Bentley auction in 2015 - updated in Marsh's "The Gold Sovereign" published in 2017 - The Bentley Collection listed as Rare in 2012 before analysis.
Variation Excessively Rare - Common otherwise
Variation Mintage: 52,160
Total Mintage: 2,808,000
Victoria Jubilee - First Legend; G further from the crown
St. George
Description by Sovereign Rarities:
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1890, Sydney, Australia Mint, Golden Jubilee style bust facing left, small crown and veil on head, pearl earring and 13 pearl necklace, J.E.B. initials raised on truncation with right angled J, initials of engraver J Edgar Boehm, first abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: rev. struck en medaille, St George and dragon right, horse with short tail, broken lance to left on ground-line, tiny WWP under lance, initials of William Wellesley Pole, Master of Mint when design introduced, S mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (DISH S13 R4; Marsh 141; S.3868).
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith."
Calendar Year Mintage 2,808,000.

A small number of gold Sovereigns were produced using the old first legend dies for the date 1890, but in even smaller numbers than previously, perhaps no more than one to two percent. In our experience this is a very hard coin to find, especially in higher grades.

** also have an AU 58 and MS 62 NGC that is Common.