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•1850's Victorian Queen Portrait Coin Merchant Locket Pendant Sovereign Gold Tone & AMP Brass

•Description: ( VICTORIAN MERCHANT COIN LOCKET) !! Locket is in excellent condition, all hardware intact... Coin Locket has normal wear and tear, condition normal...

• 2 King George III Copper Alloy Coin Weights for the Gold Guinea Circa 18th century AD, history gift, Museum Quality... ( DW.GR 2/14 ) + ( GR 5/6 )

•Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Victoria ruled for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II. Over her long reign she posed for many portraits for coins but on the gold sovereigns there are three major variations: Young Head, Jubilee Head and Old Head.

•Young Head (1838-1887)

Victoria was born in 1819, the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George III. Prince Edward and George III died the following year. Her Father’s brothers all died without leaving heirs so on 20 June 1837 following the death of William IV, the young 18 year old became Queen Victoria.

•The Young Head portrait showed Victoria facing left with her hair in a bun (the coin is sometimes called a bun head sovereign). The design was used for 50 years. During that period there has been a few minor variations (or types) but usually collectors classify the Young Head sovereigns according to whether the reverse has a shield (“ShieldBacks“) or Pistrucci’s George and the Dragon.

•Victoria’s Coronation was one year later in 1838 and the first Gold Sovereigns of her reign were minted that year. The first portrait was by William Wyon, RA. The engraver was chosen by Victoria because she thought he always portrayed her ‘favourably’ and he didn’t disappoint...

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