Elizabeth II 1968 Gillick Sovereign MS65, last year of Gillick sovereigns

Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold Sovereign, 1968, young laureate head right by designer Mary Gillick, First Portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F: D:, rev. St. George and the dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for designer Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, 7.98g (S.4125). An appealing example retaining full mint lustre, graded by NGC as MS65.