Victoria Young Head Crowns

Obverse of 1844 Victoria Young Head Crown

Reverse of 1844 Young Head Crown

The Young Head
The Victoria Young Head obverse was designed by William Wyon, and bears the raised signature W. Wyon R. A. at the neck on the truncation. It was the first of three major portrait types of Victoria's reign, and was used on the first coins of Victoria in 1838 until 1887 inclusive, although on the crown, it was only issued in the few years mentioned above.
Crown were in everyday circulation, and the young head crown is fairly common in worn condition, but difficult to obtain in higher grades of preservation. Our specimen is superb.

Obverse:
The obverse shows a young portrait of Queen Victoria at 18 years of age, her hair arranged into a loose bun or pony tail.
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (date)

Reverse:
The reverse design is a crowned quartered shield in a laurel wreath. The quarters contain the arms of England, Scotland and Ireland. Beneath is a thistle, rose and shamrock.
The reverse legend reads:
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID DEF

Edge
The edge is inscribed in incuse lettering, with cinquefoil separators:
DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI VII or VIII or X
The Latin numerals refer to the year of Victoria's reign:
VII = 7
VIII = 8
X = 10

Prices & Availability

Date	Denomination	Description	Mintage	Grade	Availability	Price £	Price $	Price €
1844	Crown	Young Head	94,000	Ask	Yes	£	$	€

Notes on Table
Denomination = Face Value - Five Shillings
Mintage = Quantity issued, where known.
Availability = Stock Availability at Last Update.

Grade and Price
good Extremely Fine, attractive tone, £750. Sold
Although this coin is the actual one illustrated, the photograph of the reverse does not quite do justice to the coin, making it appear to be a weak strike. This is due to a shortcoming of the photograph. It is not always possible to illuminate coins perfectly, and coins with a dark tone can prove particularly difficult to photograph perfectly.

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