• Young Head Shield Reverse
  Victoria "shields" were issued from 1838 to 1887 inclusive.

• Young Head St. George & Dragon Reverse
  The Victoria young head St. George & dragon reverse type was issued from 1871 to 1887 inclusive.

• Jubilee Head St. George & Dragon Reverse
  The "Jubilee" head was issued from 1887 to 1893 inclusive. These all have the St. George & dragon reverse.

1887 Sovereigns Mintage

Type	Mintmark	Mint	Mintage
Shield	L	London	None
Shield	M	Melbourne, Australia	1,916,424
Shield	S	Sydney, Australia	1,000,000*
Young Head St. George	L	London	None
Young Head St. George	M	Melbourne, Australia	Not Known
Young Head St. George	S	Sydney, Australia	1,000,000*
Jubilee Head	L	London	1,111,280
Jubilee Head	M	Melbourne, Australia	940,000
Jubilee Head	S	Sydney, Australia	1,002,000
		Total	Not Known

Mints
In 1887, The Royal Mint in London, and the Australian mints in Melbourne and Sydney, all issued sovereigns. You can visit our Mints & Mintmarks page for further information.

Availability
As with many older sovereigns, availability can be quite variable, particularly in better condition. Often we come across small batches of sovereigns, all of a particular date and mintmark, so that we have an abundant supply while stocks last, then we may not see another similar batch for years.
Please check the individual pages for each of the 3 design types of 1887 sovereign.

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