The 1887 Sydney Full Sovereign (Circulation) has been classified with Scarcity Rating: Common and Recognition Status: Standard Issue. Verified struck mintage: 1,002,000. Scarcity is determined by production volume (PE band: Common). No independent survival evidence is available for this historic issue. Recognition: standard annual production issue with no special reference treatment. Design: Crowned Shield (Merlen) by Jean Baptiste Merlen (reverse), William Wyon (obverse). Data Confidence: High. Classification Confidence: Medium. Verification status: Verified. Supported by Tier 1 (mint-published) source. Classification is condition-independent. Design significance is recorded as metadata and does not affect the Scarcity Rating.
Full Sovereign 1887 Sydney
Classification
Scarcity Rating
Common
More than 100,000 are believed to exist. Readily available.
Recognition Status
Standard Issue
Standard annual production issue with no special reference treatment.
Evidence
- Struck Mintage
- 1,002,000
- Issue Format
- Circulation
- Data Confidence
- High
- Classification Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Verified
Design Information
- Reverse Design
- Crowned Shield (Merlen)
- Designer
- Jean Baptiste Merlen (reverse), William Wyon (obverse)
Design information is recorded as factual metadata. It does not affect the Scarcity Rating.
Classification Reasoning
Sources
- Annual Reports of the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint , 1887 Report (cited mintage: 1,002,000) Tier 1
- English Gold Coinage by Michael Marsh , 7th Edition , p. p.128S (cited mintage: 1,002,000) Tier 2
Contextual Notes
The following information is provided for context only and does not affect the Scarcity Rating or Recognition Status.
Jubilee Head type only. Sydney also struck Shield and Young Head types in 1887.